Kandatsu Station
} is a railway station in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Lines. Kandatsu Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. Station layout. The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Two local trains stop approximately every hour during the day. History. Kandatsu Station was opened on  4 November 1895. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,572 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).