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Enshū Railway Line
The Enshū Railway Line, officially the , is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running north from Shin Hamamatsu, Naka Ward through Nishi Kajima, Tenryū Ward, all within Hamamatsu. This is the only railway line Enshū Railway (Entetsu) operates. The line has a nickname , while locals often call it ''Akaden'' (あかでん, "The Red Train"), referring to the color of the EMUs. The line accepts NicePass, a smart card ticketing system, as well as ET Card, a magnetic card ticketing system. Railway signalling on this line is automatic. History The line opened as 762mm gauge in 1909, and was converted to 1067mm gauge and electrified at 600 VDC in 1923. The voltage was increased to 750 VDC in 1961, and CTC signalling was commissioned between Nishi Kajima and Hachiman in 1967, and extended to Shin Hamamatsu in 1974. Freight services ceased in 1976. Former connecting lines * Hamakita station - The Far West Railway Co. opened a 4 km 762mm gauge line to Miyaguchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikuma Station
270px, Platform is a railway station in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway. Lines Hikuma Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 3.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station. Station layout The station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks. It is staffed during daylight hours. The station building has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles which accept the NicePass smart card, as well as ET Card, a magnetic card ticketing system. Platforms Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, Enshū Railway Station History Hikuma Station was established on December 6, 1909 as . It was renamed as in 1926, renamed as in 1951, renamed to its present name in 2012, when the tracks were elevated and the station building rebuilt. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,288 passengers da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukenobu Station
270px, Turnstile is a railway station in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway. Lines Sukenobu Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 2.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station. Station layout The station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms. It is staffed during daylight hours. The station building has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles which accept the NicePass smart card, as well as ET Card, a magnetic card ticketing system. Platforms Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, Enshū Railway Station history Sukenobu Station was established on December 6, 1909. It was renamed as in 1926, reverting to its original name and moved from in 1985. The station building was rebuilt in 1953. All freight operations ceased in 1974. The tracks were elevated, changing from an island platform to an opposed side platform layout, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachiman Station
270px, Platform is a railway station in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway. Lines Hachiman Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station. Station layout The station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms. It is staffed during daylight hours. The station building has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles which accept the NicePass smart card, as well as ET Card, a magnetic card ticketing system. Platforms Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, Enshū Railway Station history Hachiman Station was established on April 1, 1930 as and was renamed in 1951. The station was renamed to its present name in 1985. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,058 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area *Yamaha head office * Hashima Junior High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai-Ichi Dōri Station
(第一) is a compound modifier phrase of Japanese origin, meaning ''number one'', or ''first''. In kanji, "dai" ("number") is 第Nakao, Seigo''Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary'' via Google Books, p. 39. Retrieved 2011-03-18. and "ichi" ("one") is 一.Nakao, Seigo''Random House Japanese-English English-Japanese Dictionary'' via Google Books, p. 95. Retrieved 2011-03-18. "Dai" is also defined " ordinal number marker." It is this feature that makes the phrase a modifier, or an adjective, describing a noun, as ''first''. ''Number one'' functions in the same way. The phrase is also written without the hyphen, as daiichi. Dai-ichi is frequently used in proper names, hence capitalized; also Dai-Ichi and occasionally Dai Ichi. There is a sound-alike common first name with different spelling. :Uses include but are not limited to: *Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (or Fukushima Dai-ichi), a.k.a. Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamamatsu Station
is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The local Enshū Railway Line terminus of Shin-Hamamatsu Station is 3 minutes' walking distance away. Lines Hamamatsu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line and the high-speed Tōkaidō Shinkansen from Tokyo. The station is 257.1 kilometers from Tokyo Station. Station layout Hamamatsu Station has two island platforms serving Tracks 1-4 for the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, which are connected by an underpass a central concourse. At the same level as the Shinkansen tracks are the two island platforms serving Tracks 5-8 of the Tōkaidō Main Line. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed "Midori no Madoguchi" ticket office. Platforms Adjacent stations History Hamamatsu Station was officially opened on September 1, 1888. The station building was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
