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in the town of Ōarai,
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operated by the third sector
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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 A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
and one
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, 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 * Aqua WorldAqua World access information.
Retrieved 9 October 2012.
* Ōarai Isosaki Shrine *


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References


External links


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