title: Inada Station
text: # Inada Station
  
  Inada Station (稲田駅, Inada-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Inada Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 40.1 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The former wooden station building was rebuilt between October 2012 and spring 2013. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Mito Line | for Tomobe and Mito |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Mito Line | for Shimodate and Oyama |
  
  * View from platform 1, January 2007
  * View from platform 2, January 2007
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 8 May 1898. 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 147 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
  
  | Fiscal year | Daily average |
  | - | - |
  | 2005 | 271 |
  | 2010 | 232 |
  | 2015 | 161 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 50
  