Bentenjima Station

{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRCSN|CA|37|size=50}}
Bentenjima Station

| native_name = 弁天島駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = JR Bentenjima sta 001.jpg

| alt =

| caption = JR Bentenjima Station in 2008

| other_name =

| style = JR Central

| address = Maisaka-cho, Bentenjima, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-She, Shizuoka-ken

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34|41|24.81|N|137|36|10.52|E|display=inline, title|region:JP_type:railwaystation_source:jawiki}}

| operator = 20px JR Central

| line = 18px Tokaido Main Line

| distance = 269.8 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure =

| code = CA37

| status = Staffed

| opened = July 11, 1906

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 1,372 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://company.jr-central.co.jp/others/barrier-free/_pdf/2023-02.pdf |publisher=JR Central |language=ja |access-date=17 March 2025}}

| pass_year = 2023–2024

| map_type = Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Bentenjima Station

}}

{{nihongo|Bentenjima Station|弁天島駅|Bentenjima-eki}} is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).

Lines

Bentenjima Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 269.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at {{STN|Tokyo|x}}.

The Tōkaidō Shinkansen runs directly adjacent to the north side of the station, without stopping.

Station layout

Bentenjima Station has a single island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2. The platforms are unusually wide, and the station building is located underneath the platforms. The station is staffed.

=Platforms=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|name=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=orange|dir=For {{STN|Toyohashi|x}}, {{STN|Nagoya|x}}, {{STN|Ogaki|x}}, {{STN|Maibara|x}}}}

Adjacent stations

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{{j-rserv|service=New Rapid|previous=Maisaka|next=Araimachi|col=orange}}

{{j-rserv|service=Local|previous=Maisaka|next=Araimachi|col=black}}

Station history

Bentenjima Station was opened on July 11, 1906 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. It was originally a seasonal station, open only during the summer months for visitors to the nearby beach resorts. It became a permanent station on September 1, 1916. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1971.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Bentenjima Station was assigned station number CA37.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します |trans-title=Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations |url=https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=jr-central.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 |trans-title=JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines |url=https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 792 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf|script-title=ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年))|year= 2018|publisher= Shizuoka Prefecture|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 5 July 2019}}