Shimada Station
CA24 Shimada Station 島田駅 | |||||
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 JR Shimada Station in 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hinode-chō 4788, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′49″N 138°10′27″E / 34.83028°N 138.17417°E | ||||
| Operated by | |||||
| Line(s) |  Tokaido Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 207.8 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | CA24 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 16, 1889 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 5,534 daily | ||||
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Shimada Station (島田駅, Shimada-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
[edit]Shimada Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 207.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has an island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2, and a side platform serving the seldom-used Track 3. The platforms are connected to the station building by an overpass. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shizuoka, Numazu |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Hamamatsu, Toyohashi |
| 3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | auxiliary platform |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Fujieda | Home Liner | Kikugawa | ||
| Rokugo | Local | Kanaya | ||
Station history
[edit]Shimada Station was opened on April 16, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Hamamatsu was completed. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1984, but continued on a charter service until 1993.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Shimada Station was assigned station number CA24.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5534 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shimada City Hall
- Oi Jinja
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 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)
External links
[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
