Kamijima Station
Kamijima Station (上島駅, Kamijima-eki) is a railway station in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.
Kamijima Station 上島駅 | |
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 Kamijima Station in 2012 | |
| Location | Kamijima 3-40-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 433-8122 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°44′28.66″N 137°44′43.45″E |
| Operated by |  Enshū Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Enshū Railway Line |
| Distance | 4.5km from Shin-Hamamatsu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Station code | 07 |
| History | |
| Opened | December 6, 1909 |
| Previous names | Enshū-Kamijima (1926 - 2012) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 1,726 (daily) |
| Location | |
  Kamijima Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture  Kamijima Station Kamijima Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Kamijima Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 4.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station.
Station layout
The station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms. It is manned during daylight hours. The station building has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles which accept the NicePass smart card, as well as ET Card, a magnetic card ticketing system.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Hamakita and Nishi-Kajima |
| 2 | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Shin-Hamamatsu |
Station History
Kamijima Station was established on December 6, 1909 with a single island platform . It was renamed as Enshū-Kamijima Station (遠州上島駅, Enshū-Kamijima-eki) in 1926, reverting to its original name in 2012. Freight operations began in 1956 with the completion of a large oil terminal nearby; freight operations were discontinued in 1975. The tracks were elevated and reconfigured to dual side platforms from 2008–2012.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,726 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Hamamatsu Baseball Stadium
See also
References
- 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links
Media related to Kamijima Station at Wikimedia Commons