Kashima Railway Line
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. It operated between Ishioka Station and Hokota Station.[1] It closed on 1 April 2007.
Data
- Length: 27.2 km
- Gauge: 1,067 mm
- Stations: 17, including terminals
- Multi-track sections: None
- Electrified sections: None
History
- 1924: First segment opens. 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.
- 1 April 2007: Line closes.
Stations
As of 2005, the line had 17 stations[1]:
- Ishioka
- Ishioka-Minamidai
- Higashi-Tanaka
- Tamari
- Shin-Takahama
- Shikamura
- Hitachi-Ogawa
- Ogawakōkō-shita
- Momoura
- Yakimaki
- Hama
- Tamatsukurimachi
- Enokimoto
- Kariyado-mae
- Tomoegawa
- Sakado
- Hokota
References
- ^ a b Kokudo Kōtsū Shō Tetsudō Kyoku (2005) (in Japanese). Tetsudō Yōran (Heisei 17 Nendo). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. ISBN 4885481066.
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