Ōarai Station

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.

Ōarai Station

大洗駅
View of the station entrance in March 2021
General information
LocationSakiuramichi 301, Ōarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki-ken 311-1307
Japan
Coordinates36.3152°N 140.5629°E / 36.3152; 140.5629
Operated by Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo
Line(s) Ōarai-Kashima Line
Distance11.6 km from Mito Station
Platforms3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 March 1985
Passengers
FY20152166 daily
Services
Preceding station Kashima Rinkai Railway Following station
Tsunezumi
towards Mito
Ōarai Kashima Line Hinuma
Location
Ōarai Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Ōarai Station
Ōarai Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Ōarai Station is located in Japan
Ōarai Station
Ōarai Station
Ōarai Station (Japan)

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

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

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