Hiraiso Station

Hiraiso Station (平磯駅, Hiraiso-eki) is a railway station on the Minato Line in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.

Hiraiso Station

平磯駅
Hiraiso Station, April 2008
LocationHiraisocho, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-1203
Japan
Operated by Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s) Minato Line
Construction
Structure typeat grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.hitachinaka-rail.co.jp/station/hiraiso.html
History
Opened3 September 1924 (1924-09-03)
Traffic
Passengers144 per day (FY2011)

Lines

Hiraiso Station is served by the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta to Ajigaura, and lies 10.8 km from the starting point of the line at Katsuta.[1]

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station building is a portion of a local supermarket. The station was modernized in 2011 with toilets and wheelchair accessibility.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Minato Line
Tonoyama - Isozaki

History

Hiraiso Station opened on 3 September 1924[1] as a station on the Minato Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 144 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Hiraiso Post Office
  • Hiraiso swimming beach

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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