Shikiji Station
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is a train station
Train station
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 on the Tenryū Hamanako Line
Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Tenryu Hamanako Line
The , or for short, is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running the north coast of Lake Hamana between Kakegawa Station in Kakegawa and Shinjohara Station in Kosai. This is the only railway line of .-History:...

 in Iwata
Iwata, Shizuoka
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, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

, Japan
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. It is located 19.9 rail kilometers from the terminus
Terminal Station
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 of the line at Kakegawa Station
Kakegawa Station
is an interchange railway station in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line, and Tenryū-Hamanako Railway. It is located 239.3 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station...

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Station history

Shikiji Station was established on June 1, 1940 when the section of the Japan National Railways Futamata Line was extended from Enshū-Mori Station
Enshu-Mori Station
is a train station on the Tenryū Hamanako Line in Mori, Shūchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is located 12.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakegawa Station-Station History:...

 to Kanasashi Station
Kanasashi Station
is a train station on the Tenryū Hamanako Line in Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is located 41.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakegawa Station.-Station History:...

. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from August 1962, and small parcel service in June 1970. After the privatization
Privatization
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 of JNR on March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line
Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Tenryu Hamanako Line
The , or for short, is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running the north coast of Lake Hamana between Kakegawa Station in Kakegawa and Shinjohara Station in Kosai. This is the only railway line of .-History:...

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Lines

  • Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
    • Tenryū Hamanako Line
      Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Tenryu Hamanako Line
      The , or for short, is a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, running the north coast of Lake Hamana between Kakegawa Station in Kakegawa and Shinjohara Station in Kosai. This is the only railway line of .-History:...


Layout

Shikiji Station is an unmanned station with a single side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

connected directly to a wooden station building.

Adjacent stations

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External links

Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information
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