Kairakuen Station
Kairakuen Station 偕楽園駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kairakuen Station down platform, March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tokiwa-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken 310-0033 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°22′22″N 140°27′23″E / 36.3729°N 140.4564°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōban Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 113.4 km from Nippori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2 February 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kōenshita (until 1967) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kairakuen Station (偕楽園駅, Kairakuen-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Jōban Line in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
It is a "seasonal" station which serves the nearby Kairaku-en gardens, and is open only during the plum blossom season in February and March. Some Hitachi and Tokiwa limited express services also stop at the station during this period.