Shinjohara Station

Shinjohara Station (新所原駅, Shinjohara-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kosai, Shizuoka, Japan operated by both JR Central and by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad. The station serves both Kosai, and a portion of Toyohashi. The border between Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture bisects the platform of Shinjohara Station.

CA40 Shinjohara Station 新所原駅
JR Shinjohara Station in 2008
General information
Location	3-4-1 Shinjohara, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-0424 Japan
Coordinates	34°43′24″N 137°29′06″E / 34.7233257°N 137.485013°E / 34.7233257; 137.485013
Operated by	JR Central Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line ■ Tenryū Hamanako Line
Distance	282.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island + 1 side platform
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1 December 1936
Passengers
FY2006	3,636 (JR) 558 (Tenryū Hamanako Line) daily
Location
Shinjohara Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Shinjohara Station Shinjohara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tenryū Hamanako Line Shinjohara Station

Lines

Shinjohara Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line and is located 282.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a terminal station for the Tenryū Hamanako Line and is located 67.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kakegawa Station.

Station layout

The JR Central portion of the station has a side platform serving track 1 and an island platform serving tracks 2 and 3, but track 3 is seldom used. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated ticket barriers, and a staffed ticket office. The Tenryū Hamanako Line Station a single dead-headed side platform serving one track. The station building is a two-story structure located to the east of the single-story JR building.

Platforms

1	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, and Numazu
2・3	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Toyohashi, Nagoya, Ogaki, and Maibara
1	■ Tenryū Hamanako Line	for Kakegawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōkaidō Main Line
Washizu		Special Rapid		Futagawa
Washizu		New Rapid		Futagawa
Washizu		Local		Futagawa
Tenryū Hamanako Line
Asumomae		-	Terminus

History

The station opened on December 1, 1936.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Shinjohara Station was assigned station number CA40.^[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 3975 passengers daily and the Tenryū Hamanako Railroad portion was used by 762 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

• former Shinjo village hall

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 24. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. [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.
3. [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.
4. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

External links

 

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• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information (in Japanese)