Bentenjima Station
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 ).
CA37 Bentenjima Station 弁天島駅 | |
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 JR Bentenjima Station in 2008 | |
| Location | Maisaka-cho, Bentenjima, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-She, Shizuoka-ken Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°41′24.81″N 137°36′10.52″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} 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 Bentenjima Station (Japan) | |
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 | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
