Kashima Soccer Stadium Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station
in Kashima
, Ibaraki Prefecture
, Japan
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The station operates for passengers only when there is a football match at the nearby Kashima Soccer Stadium.
serving two tracks as well as separate tracks for freight trains.
(Kashima Line) and Kashima Rinkai Railway
(Kashima Rinkō Line).
Although the Kashima Rinkō Line provided passenger services between July 25, 1978 and December 1, 1983, and the Ōarai Kashima Line opened on March 14, 1985 for both freight and passenger traffic, Kita-Kashima Station was not used by passenger services.
On March 12, 1994, the station was renamed to its present name and passenger services began on a limited basis (only on days when there is a game at Kashima Soccer Stadium).
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Kashima
Kashima, Ibaraki
is a port city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 66,249 and a population density of 708.02 persons per km². The total area is 93.57 km². Kashima was formerly a town in Kashima District and became a city after merging with the...
, Ibaraki Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The station operates for passengers only when there is a football match at the nearby Kashima Soccer Stadium.
Lines
- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Kashima LineKashima LineThe is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company . It links Katori Station with Kashima Soccer Stadium Station, by crossing and then following the Tone River, the border between Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture.-Operation:...
- Kashima Line
- Kashima Rinkai RailwayKashima Rinkai RailwayThe is a railway company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company is abbreviated as KRT. It was founded in 1969 as a freight only railway operator to transport goods for the coastal industrial area of Kashima...
- Ōarai Kashima LineKashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima LineThe is a Japanese railway line which connects Mito with Kashima within Ibaraki Prefecture. It is owned and run by Kashima Rinkai Railway.-Stations:...
- Kashima Rinkō LineKashima Rinkai Railway Kashima Rinkō LineThe is a 19.2 km Japanese freight railway line which connects with Okunoyahama Freight Terminal in Ibaraki Prefecture. It is owned and run by the Kashima Rinkai Railway. The line opened on 12 November 1970-Stations:...
(freight-only line to Okunoyahama Freight Terminal)
- Ōarai Kashima Line
Layout
The station has one island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving two tracks as well as separate tracks for freight trains.
History
The station opened on November 12, 1970 as a freight terminal named . It formed the boundary between Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
(Kashima Line) and Kashima Rinkai Railway
Kashima Rinkai Railway
The is a railway company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The third sector company is abbreviated as KRT. It was founded in 1969 as a freight only railway operator to transport goods for the coastal industrial area of Kashima...
(Kashima Rinkō Line).
Although the Kashima Rinkō Line provided passenger services between July 25, 1978 and December 1, 1983, and the Ōarai Kashima Line opened on March 14, 1985 for both freight and passenger traffic, Kita-Kashima Station was not used by passenger services.
On March 12, 1994, the station was renamed to its present name and passenger services began on a limited basis (only on days when there is a game at Kashima Soccer Stadium).