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located in the city of
Toride 260px, Ohori-no-watashi is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 103,717 in 47,545 households and a population density of 1482 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 34 ...
,
Ibaraki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
,
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operated by the
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(JR East). It is also shared by the
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operator
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.


Lines

Toride Station is served by the
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, and is located from the official starting point of the line at
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. It is a
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of the
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of the
Kantō Railway is a private railway company, which operates two lines in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. The company is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway and other companies. Additionally, the company has a bus department in Ibaraki Prefecture and Chiba Pr ...
.


Station layout

The JR East portion of the station has three elevated
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s serving six tracks. The station has a ''
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'' staffed ticket office. The Kantō Railway portion of the station has a single ground level island platform.


Platforms


History

The station opened on 25 December 1896. 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. A 27-year-old Japanese man was arrested after stabbing 14 people outside of the west entrance of Toride Station on the morning of 17 December 2010. The suspect was alleged to have boarded a bus where he stabbed mostly high school and middle school students, before being subdued. None of the victims were seriously injured.


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 27,277 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In fiscal 2018, the Kanto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 11,506 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).


Surrounding area

*former Toride-shuku * Toride Velodrome


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References


External links


JR East station information


{{Joso Line Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Jōban Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896 Toride, Ibaraki