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Railway station in Hamamatsu, Japan
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station
遠州西ヶ崎駅
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station in August 2008
General information
LocationNishigasaki-cho 686-1, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-3115
Japan
Coordinates34°46′36.22″N 137°46′25.84″E / 34.7767278°N 137.7738444°E / 34.7767278; 137.7738444
Operated by[REDACTED] Enshū Railway
Line(s)Enshū Railway Line
Distance9.2 km from Shin-Hamamatsu
Platforms1 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code11
History
OpenedDecember 6, 1909
Previous namesNishigasaki (to 1923)
Passengers
FY2017859 (daily)
Location
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Enshū-Nishigasaki Station (遠州西ヶ崎駅, Enshū-Nishigasaki-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.

Lines

Enshū-Nishigasaki Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 9.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station.

Station layout

The station has a single unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. 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. The station is attended.

Platforms

west ■ Enshū Railway Line for Shin-Hamamatsu
for Hamakita and Nishi-Kajima
east ■ Enshū Railway Line siding

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Enshū Railway
Enshū Railway Line
Sekishi - Enshū-Komatsu

Station history

Enshū-Nishigasaki Station was established on December 6, 1909 as Nishigasaki Station (西ヶ崎駅, Nishigasaki-eki). It was renamed to its present name in April 1923, Freight services were discontinued from 1973.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Enshu Railway sales office
  • Nishinasaki Post Office

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.

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Enshū-Nishigasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Enshū Railway Line
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