Ajigaura Station

Ajigaura Station (阿字ヶ浦駅, Ajigaura-eki) is a railway station on the Minato Line in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.

Ajigaura Station

阿字ヶ浦駅
Ajigaura Station, July 2009
LocationAjigauracho, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-1201
Japan
Operated by Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s) Minato Line
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.hitachinaka-rail.co.jp/station/ajigaura.html
History
Opened7 July 1928 (1928-07-07)
Traffic
Passengers53 per day (FY2011)

Lines

Ajigaura Station is the terminus of the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, of which only one side is in use. It was built to handle trains of up to seven cars in the days in which direct Ajigaura express trains ran directly from Ueno in Tokyo. The platform is connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Minato Line
Isozaki - Terminus

History

Ajigaura Station opened on 7 July 1928.[1] as a station on the Minato Railway. It became an unstaffed station from 1 April 1996.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 53 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Sakatsurai Isozaki Shrine
  • Ajigaura swimming beach
  • Hitachi Kaihin Park
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References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

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