Jidōshagakkō Mae Station
Railway station in Hamamatsu, Japan
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Jidōshagakkō Mae Station (自動車学校前駅, Jidōshagakkō Mae-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.
Japan
Jidōshagakkō Mae Station 自動車学校前駅 | |||||
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Jidōshagakkō Mae Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aritama-minami-cho 1739, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-3122 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°44′51.54″N 137°45′6.47″E | ||||
| Line | ■ Enshū Railway Line | ||||
| Distance | 5.3 km from Shin-Hamamatsu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | 08 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | December 6, 1909 | ||||
| Former names | Ichiba (to 1926), Enshū-Ichiba (to 1966) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 971 (daily) | ||||
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Lines
Jidōshagakkō Mae Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 5.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station.
Station layout
The station is an unattended station with a single ground-level island platform. The station building is a four-story building, with the upper floors as private condominiums. 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 Hamakita and Nishi-Kajima |
| 2 | ■ Enshū Railway Line | for Shin-Hamamatsu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Enshū Railway | ||||
| Enshū Railway Line | ||||
| Kamijima | - | Saginomiya | ||
Station History
Jidōshagakkō Mae Station was established on December 6, 1909 as Ichiba Station (市場駅, Ichiba-eki). It was renamed to Enshū-Ichiba Station (遠州市場駅, Enshū-Ichiba-eki) in 1926. The station gained its present name with the opening of a large driver's training school nearby in 1966. The station has been unstaffed since September 1974.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 971 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Entetsu Driving School
