Washizu Station (鷲津駅, Washizu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
CA39 Washizu Station 鷲津駅 | |||||
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 JR Washizu Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1295-14 Washizu, Kosai, Shizuoka （静岡県湖西市鷲津1295-14） Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°43′01″N 137°32′45″E / 34.71694°N 137.54583°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) |  Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 276.6 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | CA39 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | January 10, 1915 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 3480 daily | ||||
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Lines
editWashizu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 276.6 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. This is approximately at the half-way point on the Tōkaidō Main Line between Tokyo Station and Nagoya Station.
Station layout
editThe station has a side platform serving Track 1, and an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Toyohashi and Nagoya |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Hamamatsu and Shizuoka |
| 3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | (siding) |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Araimachi | Special Rapid | Shinjohara | ||
| Araimachi | New Rapid | Shinjohara | ||
| Araimachi | Local | Shinjohara | ||
Station history
editOn September 1, 1888, the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed, and a rail siding was established at the site of present-day Washizu Station. As the area was completely rural at the time, stops were discontinued from August 1892; however, due to the strong petition by the surrounding villages, a station was established on January 10, 1915, for both passenger service and freight. Freight service was discontinued on April 26, 1971.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Washizu Station was assigned station number CA39.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3480 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Lake Hamana
- Kosai City Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "平成30年版豊川市の統計）2.駅別旅客輸送状況(JR)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Washizu Station at Wikimedia Commons