Hashima is a compact rail point in southern Gifu Prefecture, located on the Tokaido Shinkansen between Nagoya and Maibara. The city has two closely linked passenger stations: Gifu-Hashima for JR Central Shinkansen services and Shin-Hashima for Meitetsu local trains. This makes Hashima a useful stop for passengers heading between the Tokaido high-speed corridor and local rail points in western Gifu.
Rail services from Hashima include JR Central Shinkansen trains at Gifu-Hashima Station and Meitetsu trains from Shin-Hashima Station on the Hashima Line. The Shinkansen station handles reserved and non-reserved long-distance train tickets, while Meitetsu provides local access toward Kasamatsu and the wider Nagoya-area private railway network.
Trains from Hashima run east toward Nagoya, Tokyo, and Yokohama, west toward Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, and Maibara, and locally toward Kasamatsu for onward Meitetsu connections. Travelers using trains to Hashima usually arrive at Gifu-Hashima Station and transfer on foot to Shin-Hashima when continuing by Meitetsu. Book trains from and to Hashima online at Rail Monsters.