is a passenger

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in the city of

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Inada Station is served by the

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, and is located 40.1 km from the official starting point of the line at

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Station layout

The station consists of two

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s serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The former wooden station building was rebuilt between October 2012 and spring 2013. The station is staffed.

Platforms

File:Inada Station platform 1 20070114.jpg, View from platform 1, January 2007 File:Inada Station platform 2 20070114.jpg, View from platform 2, January 2007

History

The station opened on 8 May 1898. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 147 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

References

External links

Inada Station information
(JR East) {{Mito Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Mito Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889 Kasama, Ibaraki