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).

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Shimada Station

島田駅
JR Shimada Station in 2020
General information
LocationHinode-chō 4788, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°49′49″N 138°10′27″E / 34.83028°N 138.17417°E / 34.83028; 138.17417
Operated by
Line(s) Tokaido Main Line
Distance207.8 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 16, 1889
Passengers
FY20175,534 daily
Location
Shimada Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Shimada Station
Shimada Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Shimada Station is located in Japan
Shimada Station
Shimada Station
Shimada Station (Japan)
Shimada Station platforms in December 2010

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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