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Kashimajingū Station

Railway station in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

JR East
Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo

Line(s)

■ Kashima Line
■ Ōarai-Kashima Line

Distance14.2 km from KatoriPlatforms2 (1 island platform)ConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedAugust 20, 1970PassengersFY2019968(daily) Services

Preceding station	JR East		Following station
Itako towards Sawara		Kashima Line	Terminus
Itako towards Sawara		Kashima Line	Kashima Soccer Stadium (Match days only) Terminus
Preceding station	Kashima Rinkai Railway		Following station
Terminus		Ōarai Kashima Line	Kōyadai towards Mito
Terminus		Ōarai Kashima Line	Kashima Soccer Stadium (Match days only) towards Mito

Location
Kashimajingū Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Kashimajingū Station Kashimajingū Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

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

Kashima Shrine

Bus routes

For Tokyo Station or Tokyo Disney Resort
For Choshi Station
For Asō Onsen "Shiraho no Yu" via Itako Station and Suigō-Itako Bus Terminal

References

^ "JR東日本：各駅情報(鹿島神宮駅)". Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ 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.