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
Kamijima Station in 2012
General information
LocationKamijima 3-40-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 433-8122
Japan
Coordinates34°44′28.66″N 137°44′43.45″E
Operated by Enshū Railway
Line(s) Enshū Railway Line
Distance4.5km from Shin-Hamamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code07
History
OpenedDecember 6, 1909
Previous namesEnshū-Kamijima (1926 - 2012)
Passengers
FY20171,726 (daily)
Location
Kamijima Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Kamijima Station
Kamijima Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Kamijima Station is located in Japan
Kamijima Station
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 staffed 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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Enshū Railway
Enshū Railway Line
Hikuma - Jidōshagakkō Mae

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

  1. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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