Ishihama Station

Railway station in Higashiura, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
34°58′06″N 136°58′24″E / 34.9682°N 136.9732°E / 34.9682; 136.9732Operated by JR CentralLine(s) Taketoyo LineDistance4.6 kilometers from ŌbuPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeCE03HistoryOpenedApril 15, 1957PassengersFY20171221 daily
Location
Ishihama Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
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Location within Aichi Prefecture
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Ishihama Station is located in Japan
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Ishihama Station (石浜駅, Ishihama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Higashiura, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Ishihama Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 4.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Taketoyo Line for Ōbu
2 ■ Taketoyo Line for Taketoyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Taketoyo Line
Ogawa   Local   Higashiura

Station history

Ishihama Station was opened on April 15, 1957 as a passenger station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006.

Station numbering was introduced to the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Ishihama Station was assigned station number CE03.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1221 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Higashiura Junior High School
  • Higashiura Public Library

See also

References

  1. ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [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.
  2. ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [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.
  3. ^ 運輸・通信 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Higashiura Town. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

Media related to Ishihama Station at Wikimedia Commons