Ōarai Kashima Line
The Kashima Rinkai Railway Ōarai Kashima Line is a 53.0 km Japanese railway line in Ibaraki Prefecture, which connects Mito Station in Mito with Kashima Soccer Stadium Station in Kashima. It is owned and run by the third-sector railway operating company Kashima Rinkai Railway.
Rolling stock
, passenger services on the line were operated by a fleet of 15 6000 series diesel railcars and three 8000 series diesel railcars. The railway also operates three diesel locomotives: Class KRD locomotive number KRD 5 and two Class KRD64 locomotives, KRD64-1 and KRD64-2.The first 8000 series diesel car, 8001, entered revenue service on 26 March 2016.
6000 series fleet details
The individual car histories of the 6000 series fleet are as follows.| Car No. | Manufacturer | Date delivered | Date withdrawn |
| 6001 | Nippon Sharyo | 14 January 1985 | |
| 6002 | Nippon Sharyo | 14 January 1985 | 7 January 2017 |
| 6003 | Nippon Sharyo | 14 January 1985 | |
| 6004 | Nippon Sharyo | 14 January 1985 | |
| 6005 | Nippon Sharyo | 14 January 1985 | |
| 6006 | Nippon Sharyo | 14 January 1985 | |
| 6007 | Nippon Sharyo | 28 February 1987 | |
| 6008 | Nippon Sharyo | 28 February 1987 | 28 March 2016 |
| 6009 | Nippon Sharyo | 25 August 1989 | |
| 6010 | Nippon Sharyo | 25 August 1989 | |
| 6011 | Nippon Sharyo | 25 August 1989 | |
| 6012 | Nippon Sharyo | 25 August 1989 | 28 March 2016 |
| 6013 | Nippon Sharyo | 1 September 1990 | |
| 6014 | Nippon Sharyo | 1 September 1990 | |
| 6015 | Nippon Sharyo | 1 September 1990 | |
| 6016 | Nippon Sharyo | 13 July 1992 | |
| 6017 | Nippon Sharyo | 13 July 1992 | |
| 6018 | Nippon Sharyo | 30 March 1994 | |
| 6019 | Nippon Sharyo | 30 March 1994 | 7 January 2017 |
8000 series fleet details
The individual car histories of the 8000 series fleet are as follows.| Car No. | Manufacturer | Date delivered | Date withdrawn |
| 8001 | Niigata Transys | 16 February 2016 | |
| 8002 | Niigata Transys | 7 January 2017 | |
| 8003 | Niigata Transys | 7 January 2017 |
Former rolling stock
The following types also previously operated on the line.- 2000 series DMU cars 2001 to 2004
- 7000 series two-car diesel multiple unit train owned by Ibaraki Prefecture and reserved for special event services.
2000 series fleet details
The individual car histories of the 2000 series fleet were as follows.| Car No. | Manufacturer | Built | Former number | Date introduced | Date withdrawn |
| 2001 | Nippon Sharyo | January 1961 | KiHa 20 429 | 18 December 1985 | 29 December 1991 |
| 2002 | Teikoku Sharyo | May 1961 | KiHa 20 421 | 18 December 1985 | 23 December 1989 |
| 2003 | Tokyu Car | February 1960 | KiHa 20 274 | 25 December 1985 | 12 October 1990 |
| 2004 | Tokyu Car | April 1959 | KiHa 20 273 | 25 December 1985 | 29 December 1991 |
7000 series fleet details
The individual car histories of the two-car 7000 series set were as follows.| Car No. | Manufacturer | Date delivered | Date withdrawn |
| 7001 | Nippon Sharyo | 13 July 1992 | 24 October 2015 |
| 7002 | Nippon Sharyo | 13 July 1992 | 24 October 2015 |
History
The line opened on 14 March 1985 between Mito and Kita-Kashima stations.Freight operations over the line commenced from 1 November 1989, but were discontinued from 16 March 1996.
Wanman driver-only operation began on the line from 1 April 2001.