is a passenger

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in the town of Hokota,

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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

Shin-Hokota Station is served by the

’s

Ōarai Kashima Line The is a 53.0 km Japanese railway line in Ibaraki Prefecture, which connects Mito Station in Mito with Kashima Soccer Stadium Station in Kashima. It is owned and run by the third-sector railway operating company Kashima Rinkai Railway (KR ...

, and is located 31.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single elevated

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with the station building underneath.

Platforms

History

Shin-Hokota Station was 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 1485 passengers daily. 国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ)
- 国土交通省、July 3, 2019

Surrounding area

*Hokota City Hall *Hokota Post Office

Bus routes

* Kantetsu Green Bus **For

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 as� ...

Ibaraki Airport is an airport in the city of Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It also serves as an air base for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) under the name Hyakuri Air Base, and is the closest fighter base to Tokyo. The airport was known as pr ...

and Ishioka Station **For

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via

Itako Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itako, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Itako Station is served by the Kashima Line, and is located 5.2 km from the official starti ...

and

Sawara Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Sawara Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 40.0 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Stat ...

* Ibaraki Kotsu **For Narita Airport

References

External links

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