Tōkai Station (東海駅) is a station with a station building over the tracks in Tōkai village, Ibaraki Prefecture. East Japan Railway Company runs it. It opened on 1 April 1898 as Ishigami Station (石神駅), a station of the Nippon Railway.
History
Nippon Railway opened the station on 1 April 1898 under the name Ishigami Station. On 1 November 1906 the railway was nationalised. On 12 October 1909 the station was placed on the Jōban Line. On 24 April 1926 the Muramatsu Tramway opened between Ishigami and Agiri stations. It closed on 15 February 1933.
The Japanese National Railways (JNR) was formed on 1 June 1949. On 1 April 1957 the station was renamed Tōkai Station. On 29 December 1961 an upbound express named Iwate passed the station above the permitted speed over a set of points. The locomotive and passenger cars derailed and overturned, and a locomotive assistant died. Several people were hurt. Freight handling ended on 15 March 1972. Parcel handling ended on 1 February 1984. In March 1985, when the express Tokiwa was discontinued, the station became a stop for limited express Hitachi trains. On 1 April 1987 the JNR was split up, and the station became a station of JR East.
On 16 November 1992 work began to build the elevated station building. It opened on 20 January 1994. On 16 October 2004 Suica became usable, as the Tokyo suburban area was expanded. On 1 April 2015 station duties were contracted out to JR Mito Railway Service, and on 1 July 2015 they moved to JR East Station Service. The Midori no Madoguchi counter closed on 17 March 2023.
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