Biwajima Station Explained


Biwajima Station
Native Name:枇杷島駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nishi-Biwajima-cho, Nanasewari, Kiyosu-shi, Aichi-ken 452-0063
Country:Japan
Distance:370.0 kilometers from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:CA69
Status:Staffed
Opened:April 1, 1886
Former:Kiyosu (to 1906)
Passengers:3886 daily
Pass Year:FY2013
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Biwajima Station

thumb|right|250px|Platforms 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).

Lines

Biwajima 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 .

Station layout

The 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

Adjacent stations

|-!colspan=5|Central Japan Railway Company|-!colspan=5|Tōkai Transport Service Company

Station history

Biwajima Station was opened on April 1, 1886 as 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

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 3886 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

See also

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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.