Kashima Soccer Stadium Station

Kashima Soccer Stadium Station 鹿島サッカースタジアム駅
Entrance of the station in August 2021
General information
Other names	Kashima-Soccer Stadium Station (JR East)
Location	Jinkoji 4980, Kashima-shi, Ibaraki-ken 314-0031 Japan
Coordinates	35°59′33.78″N 140°38′9.87″E / 35.9927167°N 140.6360750°E / 35.9927167; 140.6360750
Operated by	JR East (manager) Kashima Rinkai Tetsudo
Line(s)	■ Kashima Line ■ Kashima Rinkō Line ■ Ōarai-Kashima Line
Distance	17.4 km from Katori
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 12, 1970
Previous names	Kita-Kashima (until 1994)
Passengers
FY2019	411(daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kashimajingū towards Sawara Kashima Line Match days only Terminus Preceding station Kashima Rinkai Railway Following station Kashimajingū Terminus Ōarai Kashima Line Match days only Kōyadai towards Mito
Location Kashima Soccer Stadium Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Kashima Soccer Stadium Station Kashima Soccer Stadium Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kashima Soccer Stadium Station (鹿島サッカースタジアム駅, Kashima Sakkā Sutajiamu-eki), referred to as Kashima-Soccer Stadium Station by JR East, is a joint-use junction passenger railway station in the city of Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Kashima Rinkai Railway. The station premises are managed by JR East. The station is open to passengers only when there is a football match at the nearby Kashima Soccer Stadium. The station is also a freight depot for the freight-only Kashima Rinkō Line to the Okunoyahama Freight Terminal.