Kashimajingū Station (鹿島神宮駅, Kashima-Jingū-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the by the third sector Kashima Rinkai Railway.
Kashimajingū Station 鹿島神宮駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Miyashita 4-chome, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki-ken 314-0032 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°58′14″N 140°37′31″E / 35.9706°N 140.6254°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 14.2 km from Katori | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 20, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 968(daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKashimajingū Station is served by the Kashima Line, and is located 14.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Katori Station. The station is also served by the trains of the Ōarai Kashima Line. The adjacent Kashima Soccer Stadium Station is the boundary of the Kashima Line and the Ōarai Kashima Line.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Ōarai Kashima Line | for Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ōarai and Mito |
2 | ■ Kashima Line | for Sawara and Narita and Tokyo |
History
editThe station opened on August 20, 1970.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 968 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
editBus routes
edit- For Tokyo Station or Tokyo Disney Resort
- For Choshi Station
- For Asō Onsen "Shiraho no Yu" via Itako Station and Suigō-Itako Bus Terminal
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR東日本:各駅情報(鹿島神宮駅)". Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
editMedia related to Kashima-Jingū Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
- Kashima Rinkai Testudo Station Information (in Japanese)