Shinjohara Station
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is a railway station in Kosai, Shizuoka
Kosai, Shizuoka
is a city located in far western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 60,582 and a density of 699 persons per km². The total area is 85.65 km².-Geography:...

, Japan
Japan
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, on both the Tōkaidō Main Line
Tokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...

 and 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:...

 The station is 282.4 rail kilometers from Tokyo
Tokyo
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 and is a terminal station for the Tenryū Hamanako Line. The station serves both Kosai, and a portion of Toyohashi city
Toyohashi, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on August 1, 1906. As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 383,691 and a density of 1,468.62 persons per km². The total area is . By size, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31,...

. The border between Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...

 bisects the platform
Railway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...

 of Shinjohara Station.

History

On September 1, 1888 the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station
Hamamatsu Station
is an interchange railway station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is 257.1 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station. Hamamatsu is on the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen of Central Japan Railway Company...

 with Ōbu Station was completed, and a signal box
Signal box
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 was established at the site of present-day Shinjohara Station on February 13, 1936. With the establishment of the Futamata Line (the future 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:...

), a station was established on December 1, 1936 for both passenger and freight services. Freight service was discontinued on April 26, 1971.

Lines

  • Central Japan Railway Company
    Central Japan Railway Company
    The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...

    • Tōkaidō Main Line
      Tokaido Main Line
      The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...

  • 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

JR Shinjahara Station has a 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...

 serving Track 1, and an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

 serving Track 2 and Track 3, but Track 3 is seldom in operation. The platforms are connected by an overpass
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...

. The station building has automated ticket machine
Ticket machine
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s, TOICA
TOICA
is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network which was introduced in the Chūkyō Area of Japan on November 25, 2006.The name is an acronym for Tōkai IC Card...

 automated turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...

s and a manned "Green Window" service counter.

The Tenryū Hamanako Line Station is a terminal station
Terminal Station
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and has a single side platform serving Track 1. The station building is a two-story structure located to the east of the single-story JR building.

Platform

Adjacent stations

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External links

Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information

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