Hokota Station

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.

Hokota Station

鉾田駅
Hokota Station and a bus of Kanto Railway（20 January 2007）
General information
Location2457-2, Hokota Hokota, Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates36.1533°N 140.5075°E / 36.1533; 140.5075
Operated byKashima Railway
Line(s)Kashima Railway
Platforms1
History
Opened1929
Closed2007

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

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.

series KR505 and the station at dusk

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.

Before the line abolished, sold fish-shaped pancale filled with sweet bean paste in the station building and ran the shop till August 2011

Surrounding area

Buses
  • There is a bus terminal.[1]
NameViaDestinationCompanyNote
Kashitetsu BusTamatsukuri Station[2]・Ogawa Station[3] ・Shikamura StationIshioka StationKantetsu Green Bus
Takahama LineKamiyama・Kamiyozawa・Ogawa Station・Takahama StationIshioka Station
Ishioka Shako[4]
Ōwada・Kamiyozawa・Ogawa Station・Takahama StationIshioka Station
Ōwada・Kamiyozawa・Ogawa StationTakahama Station
Ōwada LineŌwada・Okunotani・Kencho maeMito Station
Ebisawa LineHokota Nōgyō Highschool・Ebisawa・Okunotani・Kencho mae
Hokota ShiyakushoShin-Hokota Station[5]
Airport busNon stopIbaraki Airport[6]
Express BusTakada・Kitaura-ShosyaAsō chosya[7]Runs only one route-trip on weekdays
Highway Bus ASŌItako Station・Sawara StationTokyo Station

History
  • 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
« Service »
Kashima Railway Line
Sakado Station (Ibaraki) Terminus

References
  1. Bus routes
  2. please transfer onto Kasumigaura Koiki Renkei Bus bound for Tsuchiura Station at the Tamatsukuri Station bus stop
  3. please transfer onto Airport bus bound for Ibaraki Airport at the Ogawa Station bus stop
  4. please transfer onto Tsuchiura Line bound for Tsuchiura Station
  5. You are able to transfer onto Roze Liner bound for Narita Airport at the bus stop
  6. Access
  7. 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
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