Nishi-Fujinomiya Station Explained


Nishi-Fujinomiya Station
Native Name:西富士宮駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Kibune-cho 1, Fujinomiya-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.2258°N 138.6025°W
Operator: JR Central
Line: Minobu Line
Distance:11.9 kilometers from
Platforms:1 island platform
Status:Staffed
Opened:July 15, 1927
Former:Ōmiya-Nishimachi (to 1942)
Passengers:1233 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nishi-Fujinomiya Station

is a railway station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Nishi-Fujinomiya Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 11.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Nishi-Fujinomiya Station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, with a third track on a headshunt to permit passage of express trains. The station is attended.

Platforms

History

Nishi-Fujinomiya Station was opened on July 15, 1927, as part of the original Minobu Line under the name of . It came under control of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on May 1, 1941, and on October 1, 1942, its name was changed to the present name. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. 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. Services by the limited express Fujikawa ceased from October 1, 1995.

Station numbering was introduced to the Minobu Line in March 2018; Nishi-Fujinomiya Station was assigned station number CC07.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1233 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

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://www.city.fujinomiya.lg.jp/municipal_government/llti2b00000019m2.html. ja: 平成30年版 富士宮市の統計). 2018. Fujinomiya City statistics. Japan. Japanese. 5 July 2019.