Shin-Moriya Station

Railway station in Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

35°57′59″N 139°59′09″E / 35.9665°N 139.9858°E / 35.9665; 139.9858Operated byKantō RailwayLine(s)■ Jōsō LineDistance11.4 km from ToridePlatforms1 side +1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened27 March 1982; 42 years ago (1982-03-27)PassengersFY20172564 Services

Preceding station	Kantō Railway			Following station
Moriya towards Toride		Jōsō Line Local		Kokinu towards Shimodate

Location
Shin-Moriya Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Shin-Moriya Station Shin-Moriya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shin-Moriya Station (新守谷駅, Shin-Moriya-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the private railway company Kantō Railway.

Lines

Shin-Moriya station is served by the Jōsō Line operating between Toride and Shimodate. The station is located 11.4 km (7.1 mi) from the Toride terminus.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving one track in the Shimodate direction and one island platform serving two tracks (one disused) in the Toride direction. The station building is above the platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Jōsō Line	for Mitsukaidō and Shimodate
2, 3	■ Jōsō Line	for Toride

History

The station opened on 27 March 1982.^[1] From 1 September 2010, the station became unstaffed during the daytime.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2564 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Shin-Moriya Cultural Center
National Route 294

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 一日あたり駅別乗降人員（平成29年度実績） [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Kanto Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.