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Ōarai Station

Ōarai Station

Railway station in Ōarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Ōarai Station (大洗駅, Ōarai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Ōarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the third sector Kashima Rinkai Railway.

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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. The station is staffed.

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

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2166 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. [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. [2]
    国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ) - 国土交通省、3 July 2019
  3. [3]
    Aqua World access information.. Retrieved 9 October 2012. (in Japanese)

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