Hamakita Station
Hamakita Station 浜北駅 | |||||
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 Hamakita Station, September 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Numa 54-1, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 434-0037 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′30.01″N 137°47′4.30″E / 34.7916694°N 137.7845278°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Enshū Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Enshū Railway Line | ||||
| Distance | 11.2 km from Shin-Hamamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | 13 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | December 6, 1909 | ||||
| Previous names | Kibune (to 1923); Enshū-Kibune (to 1977) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 1,606 (daily) | ||||
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Hamakita Station (浜北駅, Hamakita-eki) is a railway station in Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.
Lines
[edit]Hamakita Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 11.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has a single island platform, connected to a two-story station building. 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]| 1 | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Shin-Hamamatsu |
| 2 | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Nishi-Kajima |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enshū Railway | ||||
| Enshū Railway Line | ||||
| Enshū-Komatsu | - | Misono-Chūō-kōen | ||
Station history
[edit]Hamakita Station was established on December 6, 1909 as Kibune Station (貴布禰駅, Kibune-eki). It was renamed Enshū-Kibune Station (遠州貴布禰駅, Enshū-Kibune-eki) in April 1923. All freight operations were discontinued in 1973. The station was given its current name in 1977, when the station building was reconstructed into a two-story structure housing a small shopping center. This shopping center closed in 2003.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,707 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yamaha Hamakita factory
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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Media related to Hamakita Station at Wikimedia Commons