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Jidōshagakkō Mae Station

Railway station in Hamamatsu, Japan

34°44′51.54″N 137°45′6.47″E / 34.7476500°N 137.7517972°E / 34.7476500; 137.7517972Line(s)■ Enshū Railway LineDistance5.3 km from Shin-HamamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation code08HistoryOpenedDecember 6, 1909Previous namesIchiba (to 1926), Enshū-Ichiba (to 1966)PassengersFY2017971 (daily)

Location
Jidōshagakkō Mae Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Jidōshagakkō Mae Station Jidōshagakkō Mae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Jidōshagakkō Mae Station (自動車学校前駅, Jidōshagakkō Mae-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway.

Lines

Jidōshagakkō Mae Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 5.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Hamamatsu Station.

Station layout

The station is an unattended station with a single ground-level island platform. The station building is a four-story building, with the upper floors as private condominiums. 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 Hamakita and Nishi-Kajima
2	■ Enshū Railway Line	for Shin-Hamamatsu

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Enshū Railway
Enshū Railway Line
Kamijima	-	Saginomiya

Station History

Jidōshagakkō Mae Station was established on December 6, 1909 as Ichiba Station (市場駅, Ichiba-eki). It was renamed to Enshū-Ichiba Station (遠州市場駅, Enshū-Ichiba-eki) in 1926. The station gained its present name with the opening of a large driver's training school nearby in 1966. The station has been unmanned since September 1974.