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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.

External links

Media related to Hiraiso Station at Wikimedia Commons
Hitachinaka Seaside Railway station information (in Japanese)

[terada2013-1] 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.

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