Shin-Hamamatsu Station

Shin-Hamamatsu Station 新浜松駅
Shin-Hamamatsu Station
General information
Location	Kajimachi, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 430-0933 Japan
Coordinates	34°42′13.39″N 137°43′56.56″E / 34.7037194°N 137.7323778°E / 34.7037194; 137.7323778
Operated by	Enshū Railway
Line(s)	■ Enshū Railway Line
Distance	17.8 km from Nishi-Kajima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	September 1, 1927
Previous names	Asahimachi (to 1953)
Passengers
FY2017	8,075 (daily)
Location Shin-Hamamatsu Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Shin-Hamamatsu Station Shin-Hamamatsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shin-Hamamatsu Station (新浜松駅, Shin-Hamamatsu-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.

Shin-Hamamatsu Station is a terminus of the Enshū Railway Line and is 17.8 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Nishi-Kajima Station.

Shin-Hamamatsu Station is an elevated station with two opposed dead-headed side platforms. The station building is a major department store in downtown Hamamatsu. 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. The station is staffed.

Shin-Hamamatsu Station was established on September 1, 1927, as Asahimachi Station (旭日町駅, Asahimachi-eki). Its reinforced concrete station building was also the headquarters of the Enshū Railway, and was regarded as one of the most modern buildings in Hamamatsu. It was destroyed during the bombing of Hamamatsu in World War II. The station was rebuilt after the war, and renamed Shin-Hamamatsu in 1953. The tracks were elevated in 1981, and a new station was constructed 100 meters to the northeast, closer to Hamamatsu Station. On the former site now stands the Hamamatsu Meitetsu Hotel. The associated Entetsu Department Store opened within the station building in 1988, and the station was modified to become barrier free in 2004.

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 8,075 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

• Hamamatsu Station servicing the Tōkaidō Main Line and Tōkaidō Shinkansen lines is a three-minute walk away.

• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Shin-Hamamatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Enshū Railway official website