Toyodachō Station

Toyodachō Station (豊田町駅, Toyodachō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

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Toyodachō Station

豊田町駅
JR Toyodachō Station in 2008
General information
Location490 Tatsuno, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°42′44″N 137°49′12″E / 34.71222°N 137.82000°E / 34.71222; 137.82000
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tokaido Main Line
Distance248.8 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 14, 1991
Passengers
FY20172,829 daily
Location
Toyodachō Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Toyodachō Station
Toyodachō Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Toyodachō Station is located in Japan
Toyodachō Station
Toyodachō Station
Toyodachō Station (Japan)

Lines

Toyodachō Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 248.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposing side platforms connected by the station building which is built above the platforms. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 Tōkaidō Main LineFor Kakegawa, Shizuoka
2 Tōkaidō Main LineFor Hamamatsu, Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Home Liner: Does not stop at this station
Iwata Local Tenryūgawa

History

Toyodachō Station is a relatively new station on the Tōkaidō Main Line, having been opened on December 14, 1991 in Toyoda town, Shizuoka, prior to its merger with nearby Iwata City in 2005.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Toyodachō Station was assigned station number CA32.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,829 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • former Toyoda town hall

See also

References

  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)