is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 in Hashima, Gifu

Hashima, Gifu

is a city located in the Gifu Prefecture of central Japan.Hashima covers a total area of 87.77 km². As of July 2011 the city has an estimated population of 67,041 inhabitants.The city was founded on 1 April 1954.-External links:*...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen. The station opened on October 1, 1964.

Gifu-Hashima is the sole Shinkansen station in Gifu Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...

. Shin-Hashima Station

Shin-Hashima Station

is a train station located in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is located in front of Gifu-Hashima Station on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and allows passengers to go from the high speed train network to the Nagoya Railroad network and vice versa, but in practice most passengers to or from Gifu...

, the terminal of the Meitetsu Hashima Line

Meitetsu Hashima Line

The is a Japanese railway line entirely within Hashima, Gifu Prefecture. It is owned and run by Nagoya Railroad .-Stations:...

 is located in front of the Shinkansen station and provides railway access to the city of Gifu

Gifu, Gifu

is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used...

, although major part of the passengers to the prefectural capital take trains from Nagoya Station

Nagoya Station

is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is one of the world's largest train stations by floor area , and houses the headquarters of the Central Japan Railway Company . Much of this space is located in the "JR Central Towers" atop the station, as well as in underground concourses. The...

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Platforms

2 island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

s: one on each side of 2 passing tracks.

Adjacent stations