Enshū-Byōin Station

Enshū-Byōin Station
遠州病院駅

Enshū-Byōin Station
Location Hayauma-chō 2-21, Naka, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
(静岡県 浜松市中区早馬町2-21)
Japan
Operated by Enshū Railway
Line(s) Enshū Railway Line
History
Opened 1958
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 813 daily

Enshū-Byōin Station (遠州病院駅 Enshū-Byōin-eki) is a train station on the Enshū Railway Line in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Station History

Enshū-Byōin Station was established on June 1, 1958 as Entetsu Hamamatsu Station (遠鉄浜松駅 Entetsu Hamamatsu-eki), the original terminal station for the Enshū Railway Line. The current Shin-Hamamatsu Station is located on what was formerly the rail yard. The station was renamed as Enshū-Byōin-mae Station (遠州病院前駅 Enshū-Byōin-mae-eki) in1985 and renamed to its present name in 2007. In April 2007, the Enshū Hospital, after which the station was named, was relocated, and the station name is now under reconsideration.

Lines

Layout

Enshū-Byōin Station has dual opposed elevated side platforms, with the station building located underneath. It is manned during daylight hours. 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.

Adjacent stations

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Enshū Railway
Enshū Railway Line
Dai-Ichi-dōri - Hachiman

External links

Coordinates: 34°42′38.28″N 137°43′59.89″E / 34.7106333°N 137.7333028°E / 34.7106333; 137.7333028


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