Ōarai Station

Ōarai Station 大洗駅
Station entrance, September 2012
Location	Sakiuramichi 301, Ōarai, Higashiibaraki, Ibaraki （茨城県東茨城郡大洗町桜道301） Japan
Operated by	Kashima Rinkai Railway
Line(s)	Ōarai Kashima Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1985
Traffic
Passengers (FY2001)	2,690 daily

Ōarai Station (大洗駅 Ōarai-eki) is a railway station on the Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line in Ōarai, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the Kashima Rinkai Railway.

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.

Platforms

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
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  View of the line's depot from the platform, July 2005

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōarai Kashima Line
Tsunezumi		-	Hinuma

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2001, the station was used by an average of 2,690 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Ōarai town hall
• Ōarai Sun Beach
• Ōarai Marine Tower
• Aqua World^[2]
• Ōarai Isosaki Shrine
• National Route 51

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. Aqua World access information. Retrieved 9 October 2012. (Japanese)

External links

• Kashima Rinkai Testudo Station Information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 36°18′55″N 140°33′46″E / 36.3152°N 140.5629°E