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Kashima Rinkai Railway 鹿島臨海鉄道

1 lines · 15 stations

How to ride Kashima Rinkai Railway (Ōarai Kashima Line) P

Operator-wide facts from Kashima Rinkai Railway (Ōarai Kashima Line)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Not accepted P
Credit card touchNot accepted PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
OperationOne-man train Pワンマン: the driver collects fares
Where you payOn board PCash only on board
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Shown on the top page; Japanese only
IC cards and payment in detail

Suica, PASMO and other transport IC cards cannot be used on the Ōarai Kashima Line: it is cash only, so buy a paper ticket. Coming from JR at Mito with an IC card: either leave the JR gates and buy an Ōarai Kashima Line ticket at the machine, or touch out at the Suica reader before platforms 7/8 at Mito (this settles the JR fare), ride, and pay the Kashima Rinkai fare at the station where you get off. On busy event days, buy your return ticket in advance. P

Getting on

  1. At Ōarai and Shin-Hokota, buy a ticket at the ticket office or a ticket machine, then go through the gate to the platform.

Getting on

  1. At unstaffed stations, take a numbered ticket (seiriken) when you board.

Getting off

  1. When you get off, put the fare shown for your numbered ticket into the fare box. Cash (Japanese yen) only; credit cards are not accepted.
Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on Kashima Rinkai Railway 1 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include Kashima Rinkai Railway, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Tokiwaji Pass

ときわ路パス · JR East

¥2,430 Adult · ¥650 Child (6–11)

One day (weekends and holidays in each season).

Lines

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報(鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ)」(国土交通省)を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.