Mishima Station

Mishima Station (三島駅, Mishima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is also a union station with the Izuhakone Railway. The station was also a freight terminal of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight), although freight operations are now only on an occasional basis.

CA02
Mishima Station

三島駅
South Entrance of JR Mishima Station in March 2007
General information
Location16-1 Ichiban-chō, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°07′38″N 138°54′38″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance120.7 km (75.0 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms3 island, 1 side, 2 bay platforms
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA02, IS01
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1934 (1934-12-01)
Passengers
FY201739,458 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station
Shizuoka
towards Shin-Ōsaka
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
(some trains only)
Shin-Yokohama
towards Tokyo
Shin-Fuji
towards Shin-Ōsaka
Tōkaidō Shinkansen Atami
towards Tokyo
Mishima-Tamachi
towards Shuzenji
Odoriko Atami
CA00
towards Tokyo
Numazu
CA03
towards Maibara
Tōkaidō Main Line
Local
Kannami
CA01
towards Atami
Preceding station Izuhakone Railway Following station
Mishima-Hirokōji
towards Shuzenji
Sunzu Line
Local
Terminus
Mishima-Tamachi
towards Shuzenji
Sunzu Line
Express
Location
Mishima Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Mishima Station
Mishima Station (Japan)

Japanese writer Yukio Mishima was given his pen name from this station, since his editors were passing through on the way to a meeting with him. ('Yukio' came from the Japanese word for 'snow', which the editors saw on Mount Fuji from the train.)

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