Enshū-Nishigasaki Station

Coordinates: 34°46′36.22″N 137°46′25.84″E / 34.7767278°N 137.7738444°E / 34.7767278; 137.7738444
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Enshū-Nishigasaki Station

遠州西ヶ崎駅
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station in August 2008
General information
LocationNishigasaki-cho 686-1, Higashi-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 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
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station is located in Japan
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station
Enshū-Nishigasaki Station (Japan)
Platform

Enshū-Nishigasaki Station (遠州西ヶ崎駅, Enshū-Nishigasaki-eki) is a railway station in Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.

Lines[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Adjacent stations[edit]

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

Station history[edit]

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[edit]

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 859 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Enshu Railway sales office
  • Nishinasaki Post Office

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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[edit]

Media related to Enshū-Nishigasaki Station at Wikimedia Commons