Biwajima Station (枇杷島駅, Biwajima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the Tōkai Transport Service Company (TKJ).
CA69 Biwajima Station 枇杷島駅 | |||||
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 Biwajima Station in May 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nishi-Biwajima-cho, Nanasewari, Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken 452-0063 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°11′55″N 136°51′43″E / 35.1986582°N 136.8618178°E | ||||
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| Distance | 370.0 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | CA69 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 1, 1886 | ||||
| Previous names | Kiyosu (to 1906) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2013 | 3886 daily | ||||
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Lines
editBiwajima Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 370.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a terminal station for the TKJ Jōhoku Line, and is located 11.2 kilometers from the opposite terminus at Kachigawa.
Station layout
editThe station has two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line | For Kachigawa |
| 2 | ■ Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line | For Kachigawa |
| 3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Gifu and Ōgaki |
| 4 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Nagoya and Okazaki |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| New Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sectional Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Nagoya | Local | Kiyosu | ||
| Tōkai Transport Service Company | ||||
| Jōhoku Line | ||||
| Owari-Hoshinomiya | Local | Terminus | ||
Station history
editBiwajima Station was opened on April 1, 1886 as Kiyosu Station (清洲駅, Kiyosu-eki) on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line. The station was relocated to its present location and renamed to its present name on April 16, 1906. The JGR became the JNR after World War II. The station building was rebuilt in March 1953. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. All freight services came to an end in 2006. A new station building was completed in December 2008.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Biwajima Station was assigned station number CA69.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 3886 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
edit- former Nishibiwajima Town Hall
See also
editReferences
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.
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
External links
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Media related to Biwajima Station at Wikimedia Commons