Chōjagahamashiosaihamanasukōenmae Station (original) (raw)

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Railway station in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Chōjagahamashiosaihamanasukōenmae Station長者ヶ浜潮騒はまなす公園前駅
Chōjagahamashiosaihamanasukōenmae Station, February 2018
General information
Location Tsunoore 2273-17, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki-ken 311-2212Japan
Coordinates 36°01′53″N 140°37′08″E / 36.0315°N 140.619°E / 36.0315; 140.619
Operated by Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo
Line(s) Ōarai-Kashima Line
Distance 48.4 km from Mito
Platforms 1 (1 side platform)
Connections Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 14 March 1985
Passengers
FY2015 63 daily
Services
Preceding station Kashima Rinkai Railway Following station Kashima-Ōnotowards Mito Ōarai Kashima Line Kōyadaitowards Kashimajingū
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Signage showing one of the longest station names in Japan

Chōjagahamashiosaihamanasukōenmae Station (長者ヶ浜潮騒はまなす公園前駅, Chōjagahama Shiosai Hamanasu Kōenmae-eki, "in front of the park of sea roar and rugosa roses by Chojagahama beach") is a passenger railway station in the town of Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan operated by the third sector Kashima Rinkai Railway.

The station was originally tied with Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station in Kumamoto Prefecture for the longest train station name in Japan, with 22 hiragana characters each,[1] until both were surpassed by Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station in Kyoto in 2020.[2]

Chōjagahamashiosaihamanasukōenmae Station is served by the Ōarai Kashima Line, and is located 48.4 km from the official starting point of the line at Mito Station.

The station consists of one elevated side platform, serving traffic in both directions. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Chōjagahamashiosaihamanasukōenmae Station was opened on 11 November 1990.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 63 passengers daily. [3]

  1. ^ いばらきもの知り博士 Archived 2012-09-09 at archive.today - Ibaraki Prefectural home page (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Tongue twister training: Kyoto rail stop gets Japan's longest station name". Mainichi. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ 国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ) - 国土交通省、July 3, 2019

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