Gifu-Hashima Station

Gifu-Hashima Station (岐阜羽島駅) is a railway station on the Tokaido Shinkansen located in the city of Hashima, Gifu, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It is the sole Shinkansen station in Gifu Prefecture.

Lines
Gifu-Hashima Station is served only by the Tokaido Shinkansen, and is located 396.3 km from the terminus of the line at Tokyo. Shin-Hashima Station, the terminal of the Meitetsu Hashima Line is located in front of the Shinkansen station and provides railway access to the city of Gifu.

Station layout
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, with two additional centre tracks for non-stop passing trains. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
The station opened on October 1, 1964. With the privatization and dissolution of Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Surrounding area

 * Gifu College of Nursing