Ōarai Kashima Line
| Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line | |
|---|---|
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A Kashima Rinkai Railway 6000 series diesel railcar in August 2007 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 鹿島臨海鉄道大洗鹿島線 |
| Locale | Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Termini |
Mito Kashima Soccer Stadium |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 14 March 1985 |
| Owner | Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo |
| Depot(s) | None |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 53.0 km (32.9 mi) |
| No. of tracks | Single |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Minimum radius | 500 m |
| Electrification | None |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph)[1] |
The Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line (鹿島臨海鉄道大洗鹿島線 Kashima Rinkai Tetsudō Ōarai Kashima-sen) 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 Tetsudo (KRT).
Stations
| Line | Station | Japanese | Between (km) | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōarai Kashima | Mito | 水戸 | - | 0.0 | Jōban Line Suigun Line |
Mito |
| Higashi-Mito | 東水戸 | 3.8 | 3.8 | |||
| Tsunezumi | 常澄 | 4.5 | 8.3 | |||
| Ōarai | 大洗 | 3.3 | 11.6 | Ōarai | ||
| Hinuma | 涸沼 | 6.4 | 18.0 | Hokota | ||
| Kashima-Asahi | 鹿島旭 | 4.8 | 22.8 | |||
| Tokushuku | 徳宿 | 3.9 | 26.7 | |||
| Shin-Hokota | 新鉾田 | 4.3 | 31.0 | |||
| Kitaurakohan | 北浦湖畔 | 3.9 | 34.9 | |||
| Taiyō | 大洋 | 4.1 | 39.0 | |||
| Kashimanada | 鹿島灘 | 4.1 | 43.1 | Kashima | ||
| Kashima-Ōno | 鹿島大野 | 3.0 | 46.1 | |||
| Chōjagahama Shiosai Hamanasu Kōenmae | 長者ヶ浜潮騒はまなす公園前 | 2.3 | 48.4 | |||
| Kōyadai | 荒野台 | 1.7 | 50.1 | |||
| Kashima Soccer Stadium | 鹿島サッカースタジアム | 2.9 | 53.0 | Kashima Rinkō Line | ||
| Kashima Line | ||||||
| Kashima-Jingū | 鹿島神宮 | 3.2 | - | Kashima Line |
Rolling stock
As of 1 April 2015, passenger services on the line were operated by a fleet of 19 8000 series diesel railcars, numbered 6001 to 6019, as well as a two-car 7000 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) train owned by Ibaraki Prefecture and reserved for special event services.[2] The railway also operates three diesel locomotives: Class KRD locomotive number KRD 5 and two Class KRD64 locomotives, KRD64-1 and KRD64-2.[2]
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A 6000 series DMU car in February 2007
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The 7000 series DMU in service in June 2007
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KRD 5 in service in November 2008
The first of a new fleet of 8000 series diesel cars is scheduled to be introduced on the line in March 2016.[3]
History
The line opened on 14 March 1985 between Mito and Kita-Kashima (now Kashima Soccer Stadium) stations.[1]
Freight operations over the line commenced from 1 November 1989, but were discontinued from 16 March 1996.[1]
Wanman driver-only operation began on the line from 1 April 2001.[1]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 41/190. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- 1 2 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 20. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
- ↑ 大洗鹿島線「新型車両８０００形」の導入について [Introduction of new trains on Oarai Kashima Line]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo Co., Ltd. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.