Ōarai Station

Ōarai Station (大洗駅, Ōarai-eki) is a railway station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line in Ōarai, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the Kashima Rinkai Railway.

Ōarai Station

大洗駅
Station entrance, September 2012
LocationSakiuramichi 301, Ōarai, Higashiibaraki, Ibaraki
（茨城県東茨城郡大洗町桜道301）
Japan
Operated byKashima Rinkai Railway
Line(s)Ōarai Kashima Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1985
Traffic
Passengers (FY2001)2,690 daily

Lines

Ōarai Station is served by the Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line from Mito to Kashima Soccer Stadium. Located between Tsunezumi and Hinuma Stations, it is 11.6 km from the line's terminus at Mito.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving a total of three tracks.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōarai Kashima Line for Kashimajingū
2,3 ■ Ōarai Kashima Line for Shin-Hokota and Mito
  • View of the platform, July 2005
  • View of the line's depot from the platform, July 2005

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ōarai Kashima Line
Tsunezumi - Hinuma

History

The station opened on 14 March 1985 with the opening of the Ōarai Kashima Line.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2001, the station was used by an average of 2,690 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area
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References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Aqua World access information. Retrieved 9 October 2012. (in Japanese)


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