Numazu Station Explained

Numazu
Native Name:	沼津
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR Central
Address:	1 Ōtemachi, Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.1031°N 138.8593°W
Distance:	from
Platforms:	3 island platforms'
Tracks:	6
Structure:	At grade
Status:	Staffed
Passengers:	20,941 daily
Pass Year:	FY2017
Map Type:	Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan Kanto Chubu Kansai#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Numazu Station

is an interchange railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is also a freight terminal and rail yard for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Numazu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Gotemba Line. It lies 62.2 kilometers from and 126.2 km from Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Numazu Station has three ground-level island platforms serving six tracks, connected to each other and to the station building by both a footbridge and an underpass. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a "JR Ticket office" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Numazu Station opened on February 1, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed. A spur line to nearby Numazu Port was established in 1899. The first station building burned down in a fire of 1913 and the second in a fire of 1926. On December 1, 1934, Numazu was connected directly with Atami Station via the Tanna Tunnel, thus eliminating the previous long detour north to Gotemba Station in the section between Tokyo and Shizuoka. Numazu Station was rebuilt in 1937, but was burned down again, this time in the Bombing of Numazu in World War II. The next station building was erected in 1953, and rebuilt in 1973.

Station numbering was introduced to this station in 2018; Numazu Station was assigned station numbers CA04 for the Tōkaidō Line and CB18 for the Gotemba Line.^{[1] [2]}

Bus terminals

Highway buses (north exit)

• Airport Liousine; For Narita International Airport (Fujikyu Shizuoka Bus, Keisei Bus)^[3]
• Sansan Numazu Tokyo; For Kasumigaseki Station, Tokyo Station (Fujikyu City Bus)^[3]
• Sansan Numazu Shinjuku / Mishima Croquette; For Shibuya Station, Shinjuku Station (Keio Bus East, Fujikyu City Bus)^[3]
• Kintaro; For Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, Ōsaka Namba Station, Ōsaka Abenobashi Station (Fujikyu Shonan Bus, Kintetsu Bus)^[3]
• Hakata Fujiyama Express; For Kokura Station, Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station, Hakata Station (Fujikyu Yamanashi Bus, Nishi-Nippon Railroad)^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 20,941 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

Numazu Station is located in central Numazu city.

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .

External links

• JR Central station information

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
3. Web site: ja:静岡地区を発着する高速バス - 富士急行バス. Highway buses from/to Shizuoka area - Fujikyuko Bus. http://bus.fujikyu.co.jp/highway/shizuoka. bus.fujikyu.co.jp. ja. 2016-01-21.
4. Web site: http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf. ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)). 2018. Shizuoka Prefecture. Japan. ja. 5 July 2019.