Takatsuka Station (高塚駅, Takatsuka-eki) is a railway station in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).
CA35 Takatsuka Station 高塚駅 | |||||
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 The north side of Takatsuka Station in February 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°41′25″N 137°40′54″E / 34.69028°N 137.68167°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tokaido Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 262.4 km from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CA35 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1929 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 2,820 daily[citation needed] | ||||
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Lines
Takatsuka Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 262.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.
Station layout
Takatsuka Station has one side platform serving track 1, and one island platform, serving tracks 2 and 3 (which were formerly used by freight trains and is no longer in use). The two platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | for Toyohashi, Nagoya, Ogaki, and Maebara |
| 2 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | for Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, and Numazu |
| 3 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | unused |
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Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tokaido Main Line | ||||
| Hamamatsu | Special Rapid | Maisaka | ||
| Hamamatsu | New Rapid | Maisaka | ||
| Hamamatsu | Local | Maisaka | ||
History
Takatsuka station opened on 1 July 1929.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.[1]
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Takatsuka Station was assigned station number CA35.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2820 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
- Suzuki Motors head office
See also
References
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1. (in Japanese)
External links
Media related to Takatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons