Bentenjima Station
CA37 Bentenjima Station 弁天島駅 | |
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Location | Maisaka-cho, Bentenjima, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-She, Shizuoka-ken Japan |
Coordinates | 34°41′24.81″N 137°36′10.52″E / 34.6902250°N 137.6029222°ECoordinates: 34°41′24.81″N 137°36′10.52″E / 34.6902250°N 137.6029222°E |
Operated by | JR Central |
Line(s) | Tokaido Main Line |
Distance | 269.8 kilometers from Tokyo |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | CA37 |
History | |
Opened | July 11, 1906 |
Passengers | |
FY2017 | 792 daily |
Location | |
Bentenjima Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture |
Bentenjima Station (弁天島駅, Bentenjima-eki) is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).
Lines[]
Bentenjima Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 269.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.
Station layout[]
Bentenjima Station has a single island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2. The platforms are unusually wide, and the station building is located underneath the platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms[]
1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Mishima |
2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Toyohashi, Nagoya, Ogaki, Maibara |
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
Maisaka | Special Rapid | Araimachi | ||
Maisaka | New Rapid | Araimachi | ||
Maisaka | Local | Araimachi |
Station history[]
Bentenjima Station was opened on July 11, 1906 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. It was originally a seasonal station, open only during the summer months for visitors to the nearby beach resorts. It became a permanent station on September 1, 1916. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1971.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 792 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
See also[]
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References[]
- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
External links[]
Media related to Bentenjima Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
- Tōkaidō Main Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1906
- Railway stations in Shizuoka Prefecture
- Railway stations in Hamamatsu