Ajigaura Station Explained

Ajigaura Station
Native Name:阿字ヶ浦駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ajigauracho, Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-1201
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.3835°N 140.612°W
Operator: Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line: Minato Line
Distance:14.3 km from
Platforms:2 (1 island platform)
Tracks:2 (1 not in use)
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:7 July 1928
Passengers:53 daily
Pass Year:FY2011
Map Type:Japan Ibaraki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ajigaura Station

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.

Lines

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

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 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 207. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. http://www.hitachinaka-rail.co.jp/blog/2021/01/15/7428.html Press that Minato Line will be extended to Hitachi Seaside Park was published from Hitachinaka Seaside Railway