Bentenjima Station Explained


Bentenjima Station
Native Name:弁天島駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Maisaka-cho, Bentenjima, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-She, Shizuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6902°N 137.6029°W
Operator: JR Central
Line: Tokaido Main Line
Distance:269.8 kilometers from
Platforms:1 island platform
Code:CA37
Status:Staffed
Opened:July 11, 1906
Passengers:792 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Bentenjima Station

is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Bentenjima Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 269.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at .

The Tōkaidō Shinkansen runs directly adjacent to the north side of the station, without stopping.

Station layout

Bentenjima Station has a single island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2. The platforms are unusually wide, and the station building is located underneath the platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Bentenjima Station was opened on July 11, 1906 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. It was originally a seasonal station, open only during the summer months for visitors to the nearby beach resorts. It became a permanent station on September 1, 1916. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1971.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Bentenjima Station was assigned station number CA37.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 792 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  3. Web site: http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf. ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)). 2018. Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan. ja. 5 July 2019.