Ajigaura Station

Ajigaura Station (阿字ヶ浦駅, Ajigaura-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.

Ajigaura Station 阿字ヶ浦駅
Ajigaura station platform, November 2021
General information
Location	Ajigauracho, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-1201 Japan
Coordinates	36.3835°N 140.612°E / 36.3835; 140.612
Operated by	Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s)	■ Minato Line
Distance	14.3 km from Katsuta
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2 (1 not in use)
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	7 July 1928
Passengers
FY2011	53 daily
Services
Preceding station Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Following station Isozaki towards Katsuta Minato Line Terminus
Location Ajigaura Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Ajigaura Station Ajigaura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ajigaura Station is the terminus of the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform, of which only one side is in use. It was built to handle trains of up to seven cars in the days in which direct Ajigaura express trains ran directly from Ueno in Tokyo. The platform is connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Ajigaura Station opened on 7 July 1928.^[1] as a station on the Minato Railway. It became an unstaffed station from 1 April 1996.^[1]

Future development

Minato Line is extended to a new station which is located near Hitachi Seaside Park in 2024.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 53 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Sakatsurai Isozaki Shrine
• Ajigaura swimming beach
• Hitachi Seaside Park

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
2. Press that Minato Line will be extended to Hitachi Seaside Park was published from Hitachinaka Seaside Railway

External links

Media related to Ajigaura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station information (in Japanese)