is a railway station located in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu,

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, Japan, jointly operated by the private railroad company Enshū Railway and by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.

Lines

Nishikajima Station is a terminal station for the

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 ( ...

and is located 17.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station. It is also served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line and is 28.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Kakegawa Station is an interchange railway station in the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is connected to the adjacent Tenryū-Hamanako Railway Kakegawa Station, which is located in ...

Station layout

The Enshū Railway side of the station has two ground-level opposed side platforms. The Tenryū Hamanako portion of the station has a single side platform, although it previously had a second side platform which was used primarily for freight services. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway. The Enshū Railway portion of the station is staffed; however, the Tenryū Hamanako portion of the station is not.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Nishi-Kashima Station opened on December 6, 1909 as the on the Kashima Line. In 1943, as part of the wartime nationalization and consolidation of private railways, this line became part of the Enshū Railway Line. On April 1, 1923, the station was renamed , and (after

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) on March 1, 1938, was moved approximately 400 meters to the south, and given its present name. On June 1, 1940, JNR's Futamata Line was extended from

Enshū-Mori Station is a railway station in the town of Mori, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad. Lines Enshū-Mori Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 12.8 kilometers from the starting po ...

to Kanasashi Station, with an intermediate stop at Nishi-Kashima Station. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from June 1970. After the privatization of JNR on March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the Enshū Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 1,475 passengers daily and the Tenryū Hamanako port of the station was used by 272 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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Tenryū Forestry Management office

References

External links

Enshu Railway Official home page

Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information
{{Enshū Railway Line Railway stations in Shizuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Hamamatsu Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909 Stations of Enshū Railway Stations of Tenryū Hamanako Railroad