| Mito Station | |
| Native Name: | 水戸駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1-1-1 Miyamachi, Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken 310-0015 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 36.3711°N 140.478°W |
| Platforms: | 8 (4 island platforms) |
| Structure: | At-grade |
| Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Opened: | 9 |
| Passengers: | 29,172 (JR Lines) daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Ibaraki Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Mito Station |
| Other Services Header: | Seasonal services |
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
is a joint-use passenger railway station in the city of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Kashima Rinkai Railway.[1] The station premises are managed by JR East.[1]
Mito Station is served by the JR East Jōban Line and Suigun Line, and also by the Kashima Rinkai Railway's Ōarai-Kashima Line. It is located 115.3 km from the official starting point of the Jōban Line at Nippori Station and is a terminus of the Suigun Line and of the Ōarai-Kashima Line.
The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office and a "View Plaza" travel agency.[1]
Mito station opened on the Mito Line on 16 January 1889.[2] The Suigun Line opened on 16 November 1897. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in July 1994.
The Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Ōarai-Kashima Line opened on 14 March 1985.
In fiscal 2019, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 29,172 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] In fiscal 2019, the Kashima Rinkai Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 2064 passengers daily.[4]
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average | |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 807 | |
| 1960 | 27,589 | |
| 1971 | 31,085 | |
| 1984 | 31,976 | |
| 2000 | 30,421[5] | |
| 2005 | 29,216[6] | |
| 2010 | 27,109[7] | |
| 2015 | 29,767[8] |