Hokota Station
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Hokota Station 鉾田駅 | |
|---|---|
 Hokota Station and a bus of Kanto Railway（20 January 2007） | |
| General information | |
| Location | 2457-2, Hokota Hokota, Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°09′12″N 140°30′27″E / 36.1533°N 140.5075°E |
| Operated by | Kashima Railway |
| Line(s) | Kashima Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Closed | 2007 |
Hokota Station (鉾田駅, Hokota-eki) was a railway station on the Kashima Railway Line in Hokota, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the Kashima Railway operator Kashima Railway. And, now, this station is used as a bus terminal by Kantetsu Green Bus.
In 2000, the station was selected as「関東の駅百選」by Ministry of Transport (Japan)（Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism）. But the station was abolished in 2007 because of abolition of Kashima Railway, and at present there is a platform which was used on the station.
Since the station was discontinued, a bus terminal which was located in front of the station has been used by Kantetsu Green Bus. But, the bus terminal has called Hokota Station since Kashima Railway was open to traffic.
Outline
[edit]This station was a ground station. And, decorated a triangle of objet d'art on the roof. There were a stand-up soba noodle shop and a sold fish-shaped pancake filled with sweet bean paste shop that were operated by Kashima Railway.
As the station was selected「関東の駅100選」, there was a plan of keeping the station building, but the station building was demolished since the station building was a rather decrepit old facility. Volunteers have established "鉾田駅保存会" since 1 February 2008 and they tenanted the former site of the station and have purchased two vehicles of Kashima Railway from Kanto Railway. So, they operated and showed the vehicles once a month. But, they expired with Kanto Railway, so they moved the vehicles from this station to Hotpark Hokota（a facility for bathing） in 2009. And, they have donated the vehicles to Hokota, Ibaraki, but the vehicles have been maintained. A shop for sold fish-shaped pancale filled with sweet bean paste had been moved to the bus terminal. But, in 2011, the platform has been damaged due to Great East Japan Earthquake and the platform wasn't repaired, and the shop was closed and removed on August in the year.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shin-Hokota Station
- Kantetsu Green Bus Hokota office
Buses
[edit]- There is a bus terminal.[1]
| Name | Via | Destination | Company | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashitetsu Bus | Tamatsukuri Station[2]・Ogawa Station[3] ・Shikamura Station | Ishioka Station | Kantetsu Green Bus | |
| Takahama Line | Kamiyama・Kamiyozawa・Ogawa Station・Takahama Station | Ishioka Station | ||
| Ishioka Shako[4] | ||||
| Ōwada・Kamiyozawa・Ogawa Station・Takahama Station | Ishioka Station | |||
| Ōwada・Kamiyozawa・Ogawa Station | Takahama Station | |||
| Ōwada Line | Ōwada・Okunotani・Kencho mae | Mito Station | ||
| Ebisawa Line | Hokota Nōgyō Highschool・Ebisawa・Okunotani・Kencho mae | |||
| Hokota Shiyakusho | Shin-Hokota Station[5] | |||
| Airport bus | Non stop | Ibaraki Airport[6] | ||
| Express Bus | Takada・Kitaura-Shosya | Asō chosya[7] | Runs only one route-trip on weekdays | |
| Highway Bus ASŌ | Itako Station・Sawara Station | Tokyo Station |
History
[edit]- 16 May 1929 - This station was opened as a station of 鹿島参宮鉄道-Kashima Sangū Railway
- 1 April 1939 - This station moved the station to urban area where was presently place.
- 1 June 1965 - 鹿島参宮鉄道-Kashima Sangū Railway 常総筑波鉄道-Jōsō Tsukuba Railway was merged into the former Kanto Railway。
- 1979 ‐ This station had belonged to Kashima Railway Line because Kanto Railway Hokota Line was split into Kashima Railway。
- 2000 - This station was selected as「関東の駅百選」
- 2007 - Abolition
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Railway Line | ||||
| Sakado Station (Ibaraki) | Terminus | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Bus routes
- ^ please transfer onto Kasumigaura Koiki Renkei Bus bound for Tsuchiura Station at the Tamatsukuri Station bus stop
- ^ please transfer onto Airport bus bound for Ibaraki Airport at the Ogawa Station bus stop
- ^ please transfer onto Tsuchiura Line bound for Tsuchiura Station
- ^ You are able to transfer onto Roze Liner bound for Narita Airport at the bus stop
- ^ Access
- ^ You are able to transfer onto the Jingū・Ayame・Shiraho Line bound for Itako Station・Suigō-Itako Bus Terminal・Kashima Jingū Station at the bus stop
External links
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