Mishima Station

Mishima Station (三島駅, Mishima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is also a union station with the Izuhakone Railway. The station was also a freight terminal of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight), although freight operations are now only on an occasional basis..

CA02
Mishima Station

三島駅
South Entrance of JR Mishima Station in March 2007
Location16-1 Ichiban-chō, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°07′38″N 138°54′38″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance120.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms3 island, 1 side, 2 bay platforms
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA02, IS01
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1934
Passengers
FY201739,458 daily
Location
Mishima Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Mishima Station
Mishima Station (Japan)

Lines

Mishima Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line and is 120.7 kilometers from Tokyo Station. The station is also the northern terminal station of the Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line.

Station layout

JR Mishima Station has two island platforms serving tracks 1 to 4. Track 2 and Track 3 are the primary tracks for the Tōkaidō Main Line, with Tracks 1 and 4 used for through passage of express trains. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen uses Tracks 5 and 6, which are served by a separate island platform. The adjacent Izuhakone Railway has one side platform and two bay platforms serving Tracks 7, 8 and 9. All platforms are connected by an underpass to a central concourse leading to the station building. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line for Daiba, Izu-Nagaoka, and Shuzenji
 Tōkaidō Main Line for Atami, Odawara, Yokohama, and Tokyo
2  Tōkaidō Main Line for Numazu, Fuji, and Shizuoka
3  Tōkaidō Main Line for Atami, Odawara, Yokohama, and Tokyo
4  Tōkaidō Main Line for Numazu, Fuji, and Shizuoka
5  Tōkaidō Shinkansen for Nagoya and Shin-Osaka
6  Tōkaidō Shinkansen for Shin-Yokohama and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

Service
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Nozomi: Does not stop at this station
Shizuoka   Hikari   Shin-Yokohama
Shin-Fuji   Kodama   Atami
Tōkaidō Main Line CA02
Mishima-Tamachi
(through service to Sunzu Line)
  Odoriko   Atami JT21 CA00
Numazu CA03   Local   Kannami CA01
Izuhakone Railway Sunzu Line
Mishima-Hirokōji   Local   Terminus

History

Mishima Station shortly after completion in 1934

The original Mishima Station was opened on June 15, 1896 in the town of Nagaizumi. However, with the completion of the Tanna Tunnel between Atami and Numazu, this station was renamed Shimo-Togari Station, and a new Mishima Station was opened at its present location on December 1, 1934. The terminus of the Izuhakone Railway was also relocated to Mishima Station at this time. On April 25, 1969, Tōkaidō Shinkansen services began serving Mishima Station. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1974, however, private freight services to the Toray Industries Mishima plant continued on a spur line until 2007. In 2008, Mishima Station was extensively remodeled, and an ASTY shopping complex was opened at the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 30,859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) and the Izuhakone portion of the station was used by 8,599 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Accidents

On December 27, 1995, the first and so far only fatality caused by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen occurred at Mishima Station when Yusuke Kawarazaki, a 17-year-old high school student, got caught in a car door, and was dragged down the platform by the leaving train.

Surrounding area

South side

  • Mishima City Office

North side

  • Mishima Tax Office

See also

References

  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1. (in Japanese)
  1. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年) [Shizuoka Prefectural statistics (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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