Kashima Railway Line

The Kashima Railway Line (鹿島鉄道線, Kashima Tetsudōsen) was the sole line operated by the Kashima Railway Company in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

[1] The line first opened on 8 June 1924 as the steam-operated Kashima Sangu Railway (鹿島参宮鉄道), using steam operation between Ishioka and Hitachi-Ogawa.

[1] The full line to Hokota was opened on 16 May 1929.

[1] Diesel operation commenced on 6 September 1930.

The section between Ishioka and Shikamura stations was replaced with a BRT in August 2010.