The was the sole line operated by the Kashima Railway Company in
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the KantÅ region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
, Japan. It operated between
Ishioka Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ishioka Station is served by the Joban Line, and is located 80.0 km from the official st ...
and
Hokota Station
was a railway station on the Kashima Railway Line in Hokota, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the Kashima Railway operator Kashima Railway. And, now, this station is used as a bus terminal by Kantetsu Green Bus.
In 2000, the station was selected asã ...
.
It closed on 31 March 2007.
Stations
The line had 17 stations as shown below. As of 2002, only two stations, Ishioka and Hitachi-Ogawa, were staffed.
History
The line first opened on 8 June 1924 as the steam-operated , using steam operation between Ishioka and Hitachi-Ogawa.
The full line to Hokota was opened on 16 May 1929.
Diesel operation commenced on 6 September 1930.
From 1 June 1965, the railway became the KantÅ Railway Hokota Line, and from 1 April 1979, it became the separate Kashima Railway.
Freight operations ceased in 2002.
In 2006, the company announced the planned closure of the line, and the line finally closed on 31 March 2007.
The section between Ishioka and Shikamura stations was replaced with a BRT on August 2010.
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Railway lines opened in 1924
Railway lines closed in 2007
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan