Shin-Fuji Station (Shizuoka)

Shin-Fuji Station
新富士駅
The north side of the station, August 2014
Location
Prefecture Shizuoka
(See other stations in Shizuoka)
City Fuji
Neighborhood etc. 640 Narishima
Postal code416-0939
(in Japanese)静岡県富士市川成島640
History
Year opened 1988
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Central
Line(s) Tokaido Shinkansen
Statistics 5,017 passengers/day (FY2007)
Medium bus terminal at this station

Shin-Fuji Station (新富士駅 Shin-Fuji-eki) is a railway station station on the Tokaido Shinkansen in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Shin-Fuji Station is served by the Tokaido Shinkansen, and is located 146.2 km (90.8 mi) from the eastern terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. There are no connecting rail lines to Shin-Fuji, with the nearest connecting being located at Fuji Station 2 km (1.2 mi) away. A connecting bus service runs several times an hour taking approximately 7 minutes.

Station layout

Shin-Fuji Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms, connected to one another and to the station building by an underpass. The station building has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles, and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 Tokaido Shinkansen for Shin-Yokohama and Tokyo
2 Tokaido Shinkansen for Nagoya and Shin-Ōsaka

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Tokaido Shinkansen
Nozomi
Hikari: no stop
Mishima   Kodama   Shizuoka

History

Shin-Fuji Station opened on March 13, 1988. The station is located in an industrial area, initially with few residences, stores, or connecting lines, and was a stop only for the Kodama service on the Tokaido Shinkansen.

Surrounding area

There are buses from Shin-Fuji Station directly to the fifth Station on Mount Fuji. The trip is 2 hours and 40 minutes.

References

  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(Japanese)

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    Coordinates: 35°08′33″N 138°39′48″E / 35.142365°N 138.663199°E