Kashimajingū Station

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.

Kashimajingū Station 鹿島神宮駅
Kashimajingū Station September 2015
General information
Location	Miyashita 4-chome, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki-ken 314-0032 Japan
Coordinates	35.9706°N 140.6254°E / 35.9706; 140.6254
Operated by	JR East Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo
Line(s)	■ Kashima Line ■ Ōarai-Kashima Line
Distance	14.2 km from Katori
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 20, 1970
Passengers
FY2019	968(daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Itako towards Sawara Kashima Line Terminus Kashima Soccer Stadium (Match days only) Terminus Preceding station Kashima Rinkai Railway Following station Terminus Ōarai Kashima Line Kōyadai towards Mito 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

Signboard of Kashimajingū Station

Platform of Kashimajingū Station

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR東日本：各駅情報(鹿島神宮駅)". Retrieved October 20, 2011.
2. 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.

External links

Media related to Kashima-Jingū Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station Information (in Japanese)
• Kashima Rinkai Testudo Station Information (in Japanese)