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The Kashima Railway Line (鹿島鉄道線, Kashima Tetsudōsen?) was the sole line operated by the Kashima Railway Company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Its terminals were are at Ishioka Station, Ishioka, Ibaraki and Hokota Station, Hokota, Ibaraki. Its operator abandoned the line on April 1, 2007.
- Length: 27.2 km
- Gauge: 1067 mm
- Stations: 17, including terminals
- Multi-track sections: None
- Electrified sections: None
[edit] History
- 1924: First segment opened. Steam trains begin operation as Kashima Sangū Tetsudō.
- 1929: Complete line operational.
- 1965: Railway company changes name to Kantō Railway; line becomes Hokota Line.
- 1979: Kashima Railway spun off.
- 2002: Freight operations cease.
- 2006: Company announces forthcoming closure of line.
- 2007 April 1: Cessation of operations.
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