{{short description|Railway station in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan}} {{Infobox station | name = {{JRSN|JJ|10|size=50}} {{JRSN|JL|32|size=50}}<br />Toride Station | native_name = 取手駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = Toride-Sta-West.JPG | alt = | caption = Toride Station west entrance, June 2010 | other_name = | address = 2 Chūō-chō, Toride-shi, Ibaraki-ken 302-0014 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{coord|35.896451|140.063123|format=dms|display=inline, title|type:railwaystation_region:JP}} | operator = {{Plainlist| * 20px JR East * Kantō Railway }} | line = {{Plainlist| *{{colorbull|mediumblue}} Jōban Line *{{colorbull|purple}} Jōsō Line }} | distance = 51.1 km from {{STN|Nippori|x}} | platforms = 4 island platforms | connections = | structure = | code = | status = Staffed (''Midori no Madoguchi'' ) | website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1077}} | opened = {{start date and age|1896|12|25|df=y}}6 | closed = | former = | passengers = 27,277 daily (JR FY2019);<br/> 11,506 (Kanto, FY2018) | pass_year = | map_type = Japan Ibaraki Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Toride Station | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East |line2=Joban|left2=Kashiwa|right2=Fujishiro|note-left2={{JRSN|JJ|07|size=25}}|note-mid2={{SLL|Special Rapid|red|white}}|type2=Special Rapid |line4=Joban|left4=Tennōdai|right4=Fujishiro|note-left4={{JRSN|JJ|09|size=30}}|note-mid4=Local-Futsuu |line3=Joban Rapid|left3=Tennōdai|note-left3={{JRSN|JJ|09|size=30}}|note-mid3=Rapid |line6=Joban Local|left6=Tennōdai|note-left6={{JRSN|JL|31|size=30}}<br />(limited service)|note-mid6=Local-Kankō<br />(limited service) |system7=Kanto|line7=Joso|right7=Nishi-Toride|note-mid7=Rapid<br/>Local}} }} {{nihongo|'''Toride Station'''|取手駅|Toride-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also shared by the private railway operator Kantō Railway.

==Lines== Toride Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located {{convert|37.4|km|abbr=on}} from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It is a terminus of the {{convert|51.1|km|abbr=on}} Jōsō Line of the Kantō Railway.

==Station layout== thumb|Toride Station east entrance, June 2009 The JR East portion of the station has three elevated island platforms serving six tracks. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. The Kantō Railway portion of the station has a single ground level island platform.

===Platforms=== {{jpf|pfn=1/2|first=2|name=Jōban Line (Local)|symbol={{ric|JR East|JL}}|dir=for {{STN|Abiko|x|Chiba}}, {{STN|Kashiwa|x}}, {{STN|Matsudo|x}} and {{STN|Ayase|x}}<br />{{ric|Tokyo Metro|C}} Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for {{STN|Kita-senju|x}}, {{STN|Nishi-nippori|x}} and {{STN|Yoyogi-uehara|x}}}} {{jpf|pfn=3/4|name=Jōban Line (Rapid)|symbol={{ric|JR East|JJ}}|dir=for {{STN|Kashiwa|x}}, {{STN|Matsudo|x}}, and {{STN|Ueno|x}}<br /> {{ric|JR East|JU}} Ueno-Tokyo Line for {{STN|Tokyo|x}} and {{STN|Shinagawa|x}}}} {{jpfm|pfn=5|span=2|name=Jōban Line (Rapid)|symbol={{ric|JR East|JJ}}|dir=for Kashiwa, Matsudo, and Ueno<br /> {{ric|JR East|JU}} Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa}} {{ja-rail-linem|linename=Jōban Line|linecol=blue|dir=for {{STN|Tsuchiura|x}}, {{STN|Ishioka|x}}, {{STN|Mito|x|Ibaraki}}, {{STN|Takahagi|x}}, and {{STN|Iwaki|x|Fukushima}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=6|name=Jōban Line |linecol=blue|dir=for Tsuchiura, Ishioka, Mito, Takahagi, and Iwaki}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=7/8|first=3|name=Jōsō Line|linecol=blue|dir=for {{STN|Moriya|x}}, {{STN|Mitsukaido|x}}, and {{STN|Shimodate|x}}}}

==History== The station opened on 25 December 1896.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1077|title= JR East Toride Station information|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|language= ja|access-date= 2010-12-17}}</ref> The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (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.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12015165|title=Japan knife attacker injures at least 13 people |publisher=BBC News|date=2010-12-16|access-date=2010-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1217/TKY201012170107.html|script-title=ja:取手駅前、登校バス乗りこみ切りつけ 容疑の２７歳逮捕|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|language=ja|date=2010-12-17|access-date=2010-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T101217005452.htm|title=14 hurt in Ibaraki Pref. knife attack|publisher=Yomiuri Shimbun|date=2010-12-17|access-date=2010-12-17}}</ref>

==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 27,277 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2019stats">{{cite web|url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 August 2020}}</ref> In fiscal 2018, the Kanto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 11,506 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="toride2018stats">{{cite web|url= https://www.city.toride.ibaraki.jp/seisaku/shise/tokejoho/toketoride/documents/11unyu.pdf|script-title=ja:乗降人数(関東鉄道)|trans-title=Station passenger figures |year= 2020|publisher= Toride City|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 August 2020}}</ref>

==Surrounding area== *former Toride-shuku *Toride Velodrome

==See also== * List of railway stations in Japan

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1077 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}} * [http://kantetsu.co.jp/train/station_toride.html Kanto Railway station information] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Joban Line}} {{Joban Line (Local)}} {{Joso Line}}

Category:Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Category:Jōban Line Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896 Category:Toride, Ibaraki