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 | |||||||||||
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 View of the station entrance in March 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sakiuramichi 301, Ōarai-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki-ken 311-1307 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′55″N 140°33′46″E / 36.3152°N 140.5629°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōarai-Kashima Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 11.6 km from Mito Station | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 1985 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 2166 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editŌarai 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
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving a total of three tracks. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Ōarai Kashima Line | for Kashimajingū |
| 2, 3 | ■ Ōarai Kashima Line | for Shin-Hokota and Mito |
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View of the platform, July 2005 -
View of the line's depot from the platform, July 2005
History
editThe station opened on 14 March 1985 with the opening of the Ōarai Kashima Line.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2166 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Ōarai town hall
- Ōarai Sun Beach
- Ōarai Marine Tower
- Aqua World[3]
- Ōarai Isosaki Shrine
National Route 51
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ) - 国土交通省、3 July 2019
- ^ Aqua World access information.. Retrieved 9 October 2012. (in Japanese)
External links
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Media related to Ōarai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kashima Rinkai Testudo Station Information (in Japanese)
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