It links Katori Station with Kashima Soccer Stadium Station by crossing and then following the Tone River, at the border between Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture.

[2] From Kashima Jingu to Sawara, JR East local trains run approximately once per 1–2 hours.

From Kashima-Jingū and Mito, Oarai Kashima Line local or rapid diesel trains run approximately once an hour.

The trains change its directions at Kashima Soccer Stadium Station.

This line was planned as the main mass transportation method within the Kashima Industrial Zone along the southern coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, to connect with the Tokyo Metropolis.