History
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. The full line to Hokota was opened on 16 May 1929.
Diesel operation commenced on 6 September 1930.
From 1 June 1965, the railway became the Kantō Railway Hokota Line, and from 1 April 1979, it became the separate Kashima Railway.
Freight operations ceased in 2002.
In 2006, the company announced the planned closure of the line, and the line finally closed on 31 March 2007.
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