Hiraiso Station
Hiraiso Station (平磯駅, Hiraiso-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.
Lines
Hiraiso Station is served by the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta to Ajigaura, and lies 10.8 km from the starting point of the line at Katsuta.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station building is a portion of a local supermarket. The station was modernized in 2011 with toilets and wheelchair accessibility.
History
Hiraiso Station opened on 3 September 1924 as a station on the Minato Railway.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 144 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Hiraiso Post Office
- Hiraiso swimming beach
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Media related to Hiraiso Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station information (in Japanese)