Taiyō Station (大洋駅, Taiyō-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the third sector Kashima Rinkai Railway.
Taiyō Station 大洋駅 | |||||||||||
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 Taiyō Station, March 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kumiage 2676-3, Hokota-she, Ibaraki-ken 311-2103 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°06′31″N 140°34′34″E / 36.1085°N 140.5762°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōarai-Kashima Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 39.0 km from Mito | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 1985 | ||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 239 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
Taiyō Station is served by the Kashima Rinkai Railway’s Ōarai Kashima Line, and is located 39.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform, connected to the road and parking lot by footbridges. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Ōarai Kashima Line | for Kashimajingū |
| 2 | ■ Ōarai Kashima Line | for Ōarai and Mito |
History
Taiyō Station was opened on 14 March 1985 with the opening of the Ōarai Kashima Line.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 239 passengers daily. [1]
Surrounding area
National Route 51
National Route 354- former Taiyō Village Hall
- Kumiage Post Office
See also
References
External links
Media related to Taiyō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kashima Rinkai Testudo Station Information (in Japanese)