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, operated by

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(JR Tōkai) and the

Tōkai Transport Service Company , abbreviated as "TKJ", is a railway operating company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially ab ...

(TKJ).

Lines

Biwajima Station is served by the

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, and is located 370.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

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. It is also a terminal station for the TKJ Jōhoku Line, and is located 11.2 kilometers from the opposite terminus at .

Station layout

The station has two

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s connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated

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s and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Biwajima Station was opened on April 1, 1886 as on the

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(JGR) Tōkaidō Line. The station was relocated to its present location and renamed to its present name on April 16, 1906. The JGR became the

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after World War II. The station building was rebuilt in March 1953. Along with the division and

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on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the

. All freight services came to an end in 2006. A new station building was completed in December 2008.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...

was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Biwajima Station was assigned station number CA69.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 3886 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*former Nishibiwajima Town Hall

References

*Yoshikawa, Fumio. ''Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi''. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .

External links

official home page
{{Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1886 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Tōkaidō Main Line Stations of Central Japan Railway Company Kiyosu, Aichi