is a
railway station
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located in the city of
Hashima,
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...
,
Japan
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, operated by the
private railway
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
operator
Meitetsu
, referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...
. It is located in front of
Gifu-Hashima Station
is a railway station on the Tokaido Shinkansen located in the city of Hashima, Gifu, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is the sole Shinkansen station in Gifu Prefecture.
Lines
Gifu-Hashima Station is served only ...
on the
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network. Along with the Sanyo Shinkansen, it forms a continuous high-speed railway through the Taiheiyō Belt, also known as the Tokaido corridor. Opened in 1964, ...
and allows passengers to go from the high speed train network to the
Nagoya Railroad
, referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...
(Meitetsu) network and vice versa, but in practice most passengers to or from
Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...
choose to enter or leave the high speed train network at
Nagoya Station
is a major railway station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area (410,000 m2), and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Much of this space is located in ...
.
Lines
Shin Hashima Station is a station on the
Hashima Line, and is located 1.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Hashima Line at and is 11.6 kilometers from .
Station layout
Shin Hashima Station has one ground-level
side platform
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serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Shin Hashima Station opened on 12 December 1982.
Surrounding area
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Gifu College of Nursing
is a public university at Hashima, Gifu, Japan
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See also
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List of Railway Stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
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Railway stations
Japan
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External links
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References
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1982
Stations of Nagoya Railroad
Railway stations in Gifu Prefecture
Hashima, Gifu
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