Hiraiso Station

Railway station in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

36°21′27″N 140°36′28″E / 36.3574°N 140.6077°E / 36.3574; 140.6077Operated by

Hitachinaka Seaside RailwayLine(s)■ Minato LineDistance10.8 km from KatsutaPlatforms1 (1 side platform)Tracks1Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened3 September 1924PassengersFY2011144 daily Services

Preceding station	Hitachinaka Seaside Railway			Following station
Tonoyama towards Katsuta		Minato Line		Minohamagakuen towards Ajigaura

Location
Hiraiso Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Hiraiso Station Hiraiso Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.^[1]

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^[1] as a station on the Minato Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 144 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Hiraiso Post Office
Hiraiso swimming beach

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.