Kashimajingū Station

Kashimajingū Station (鹿島神宮駅, Kashima-Jingū-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the by the third sector Kashima Rinkai Railway.

Kashimajingū Station

鹿島神宮駅
Kashimajingū Station September 2015
LocationMiyashita 4-chome, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki-ken 314-0032
Japan
Coordinates35.9706°N 140.6254°E / 35.9706; 140.6254
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance14.2 km from Katori
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 20, 1970
Passengers
FY2019968(daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Itako
toward Sawara
 Kashima Line Kashima Soccer Stadium
Terminus
Preceding station Kashima Rinkai Railway Following station
Terminus Ōarai Kashima Line Kashima Soccer Stadium
toward Mito
Location
Kashimajingū Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Kashimajingū Station
Kashimajingū Station (Japan)
Signboard of Kashimajingū Station
Platform of Kashimajingū Station

Lines

Kashimajingū Station is served by the Kashima Line, and is located 14.2 km from the official starting point of the line at Katori Station. The station is also served by the trains of the Ōarai Kashima Line. The adjacent Kashima Soccer Stadium Station is the boundary of the Kashima Line and the Ōarai Kashima Line.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōarai Kashima Line for Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ōarai and Mito
2 ■ Kashima Line for Sawara and Narita and Tokyo

History

The station opened on August 20, 1970.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 968 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "JR東日本：各駅情報(鹿島神宮駅)". Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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