Nishi-Kajima Station
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Nishikajima Station 西鹿島駅 | |||||
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![]() Nishikajima Station in February 2017 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Nishi-Kashima, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-3312 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°50′48″N 137°48′30″E / 34.846741°N 137.808241°E | ||||
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Distance | 28.5 kilometers from Kakegawa | ||||
Platforms | 3 side platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | December 6, 1909 | ||||
Previous names | Kashima (to 1923); Enshū-Futamata (to 1938) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2017 | 1,475 daily (Enshū); 271 (Tenryū) | ||||
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Nishikajima Station (西鹿島駅, Nishikajima-eki) is a
Lines
Nishikajima Station is a terminal station for the
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
1, 2 | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Hamakita, Shin-Hamamatsu |
3 | ■ Tenryū Hamanako Line | for Tenryū-Futamata, Enshū-Mori, Kakegawa for Mikkabi, Shinjohara |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Tenryū Hamanako Line | ||||
Futamata-Hommachi | - | Gansuiji | ||
Enshū Railway Line | ||||
Enshū-Gansuiji | - | Terminus |
Station history
Nishi-Kashima Station opened on December 6, 1909 as the Kashima Station (鹿島駅) on the Nippon-kido (大日本軌道) 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 Enshū-Futamata Station (遠州二俣駅), and (after nationalization) 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
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).[2]
Surrounding area
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) Tenryū Forestry Management office
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References
- ^ "天浜線の歴史" [History of Tenhama Line]. tenhama.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links
Media related to Nishi-Kajima Station at Wikimedia Commons