Enshūbyōin Station
Enshūbyōin Station (遠州病院駅, Enshūbyōin-eki) is a railway station in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.
Enshūbyōin Station 遠州病院駅 | |
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 Enshūbyōin Station in December 2009 | |
| Location | Hayauma-chō 2-21, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 430-0916 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°42′38.28″N 137°43′59.89″E |
| Operated by |  |
| Line(s) | ■ Enshū Railway Line |
| Distance | 0.8 km from Shin-Hamamatsu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Station code | 03 |
| History | |
| Opened | June 1, 1958 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2017) | 995 (daily) |
| Location | |
  Enshūbyōin Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture  Enshūbyōin Station Enshūbyōin Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Enshūbyōin Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 0.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station.
Station layout
The station has dual opposed elevated side platforms, with the station building located underneath. It is manned during daylight hours. 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.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Shin-Hamamatsu |
| 2 | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Hamakita and Nishi-Kajima |
Station History
Enshūbyōin Station was established on June 1, 1958 as Entetsu Hamamatsu Station (遠鉄浜松駅, Entetsu Hamamatsu-eki), the original terminal station for the Enshū Railway Line. The current Shin-Hamamatsu Station is located on what was formerly the rail yard. The station was renamed as Enshū-Byōin-mae Station (遠州病院前駅, Enshū-Byōin-mae-eki) in 1985 and renamed to its present name in 2007. In April 2007, the Enshū Hospital, after which the station was named, was relocated; however, the station name was not changed.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 995 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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