Bentenjima Station
Bentenjima Station 弁天島駅 | |
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 JR Bentenjima Station in 2008 | |
| Location |
Maisaka-cho, Bentenjima, Nishi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka （浜松市西区舞阪町弁天島） Japan |
| Operated by | Central Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2006) | 1,165 daily |
Bentenjima Station (弁天島駅 Bentenjima-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is 269.8 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
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.
Lines
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 building is manned only during peak hours and has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a manned "Green Window" service counter. The station building also fronts Japan National Route 1 highway.
Platform
| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Mishima |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Toyohashi, Nagoya, Ogaki, Maibara |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Maisaka | Special Rapid | Araimachi | ||
| Maisaka | New Rapid | Araimachi | ||
| Maisaka | Local | Araimachi | ||
References
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(Japanese)
Coordinates: 34°41′24.81″N 137°36′10.52″E / 34.6902250°N 137.6029222°E