Enshū-Nishigasaki Station
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station (遠州西ヶ崎駅, Enshū-Nishigasaki-eki) is a railway station in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station 遠州西ヶ崎駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Nishigasaki-cho 686-1, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-3115 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°46′36.22″N 137°46′25.84″E |
Operated by | Enshū Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Enshū Railway Line |
Distance | 9.2 km from Shin-Hamamatsu |
Platforms | 1 island platforms |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | 11 |
History | |
Opened | December 6, 1909 |
Previous names | Nishigasaki (to 1923) |
Passengers | |
FY2017 | 859 (daily) |
Location | |
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Enshū-Nishigasaki Station Enshū-Nishigasaki Station (Japan) |
Lines
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 9.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station.
Station layout
The station has a single unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. 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. The station is attended.
Platforms
west | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Shin-Hamamatsu for Hamakita and Nishi-Kajima |
east | ■ Enshū Railway Line | siding |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Enshū Railway | ||||
Enshū Railway Line | ||||
Sekishi | - | Enshū-Komatsu |
Station history
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station was established on December 6, 1909 as Nishigasaki Station (西ヶ崎駅, Nishigasaki-eki). It was renamed to its present name in April 1923, Freight services were discontinued from 1973.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Enshu Railway sales office
- Nishinasaki Post Office
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 Enshū-Nishigasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons