Hachiman Station

Hachiman Station (八幡駅, Hachiman-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.

Hachiman Station 八幡駅
Hachiman Station
General information
Location	Hachiman-cho 139-4, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 430-0918 Japan
Coordinates	34°43′1.20″N 137°44′9.32″E
Operated by	Enshū Railway
Line(s)	■ Enshū Railway Line
Distance	1.6 km from Shin-Hamamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	04
History
Opened	April 1, 1930
Previous names	Mayuichibamae (to 1915),Enshū Hachiman (to 1951)
Passengers
FY2017	1,058 (daily)
Location Hachiman Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Hachiman Station Hachiman Station (Japan)

Platform

Lines

Hachiman Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station.

Station layout

The station is an elevated station with dual opposed side platforms. It is staffed 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.

Platforms

1	■ Enshū Railway Line	for Shin-Hamamatsu
2	■ Enshū Railway Line	for Hamakita and Nishi-Kajima

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Enshū Railway
Enshū Railway Line
Enshūbyōin		-	Sukenobu

Station history

Hachiman Station was established on April 1, 1930 as Mayuichibamae Station (繭市場前駅) and was renamed Enshū Hachiman Station (遠州八幡駅) in 1951. The station was renamed to its present name in 1985.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,058 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Yamaha head office
• Hashima Junior High School
• Hamamatsu Hachiman-gu

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Hachiman Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Enshū Railway official website