is a passenger railway station in the town of Ōarai, Ibaraki Prefecture,

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operated by the third sector

Kashima Rinkai Railway The is a railway company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company is abbreviated as KRT. It was founded in 1969 to transport freight to and from the coastal industrial area of Kashima. Lines * Kashima Rinkō Line (freight only): ...

Lines

Ōarai Station is served by the Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line from to . Located between and Hinuma Stations, it is 11.6 km from the line's terminus at Mito.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving a total of three tracks. The station is staffed.

Platforms

File:Oarai Station 200507 1.jpg, View of the platform, July 2005 File:Oarai Station 200507 2.jpg, 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2166 passengers daily.国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ)
- 国土交通省、3 July 2019

Surrounding area

* Ōarai town hall * Ōarai Sun Beach * Ōarai Marine Tower *

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Aqua World access information.
Retrieved 9 October 2012. * Ōarai Isosaki Shrine *

References

External links

Kashima Rinkai Testudo Station Information
Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1985 Ōarai, Ibaraki {{Ibaraki-railstation-stub