Takatsuka Station Explained


Takatsuka Station
Native Name:高塚駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Takatsuka-cho, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.6903°N 137.6817°W
Operator: JR Central
Line: Tokaido Main Line
Distance:262.4 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Connections:Bus terminal
Code:CA35
Opened:1 July 1929
Passengers:2,820 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Takatsuka Station

is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

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 .

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

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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

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 23. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  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.