Kakegawa Station

Kakegawa Station
掛川駅
JR Kakegawa Station south exit in January 2006
Location 1-1-1 Minami, Kakegawa, Shizuoka
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1889
Traffic
Passengers (FY2006) 11,738 (Tōkaidō Main Line) daily
Location
Kakegawa Station
Location within Japan

Kakegawa Station (掛川駅, Kakegawa-eki) is an interchange railway station in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line, and Tenryū-Hamanako Railway. It is located 239.3 kilometers from Tokyo Station. It is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Layout

JR Kakegawa Station has five platforms serving eight tracks. The Tōkaidō Main Line Track 1 is served by a side platform connected to the main station building's north exit and the Tenryū Hamanako Line station. It is used for departing both east and west. Track 2 and Track 3 are served by an island platform. Both platforms are connected to the station building by an underpass, which also connects to the two elevated side platforms used by the Shinkansen (Track 4 and Track 5). The north side of the station is a wooden structure dating from 1940. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a manned "Green Window" service counter.

North exit to JR Kakegawa Station

Platforms

1 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line Shimada・Shizuoka・Hamamatsu・Toyohashi
2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line Shimada・Shizuoka
3 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line Hamamatsu・Toyohashi
4 ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen Shizuoka ・ Tokyo
5 ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen Nagoya ・ Shin-Osaka

Transfers

Tenryū Hamanako Kakegawa Station

Transfer is available from the JR line to the Tenryū Hamanako Line, whose terminus bay platform is in a separate building adjacent to the north exit of the JR station.

1・2 ■ Tenryū-Hamanako Railway Tenryū Futamata Station・Shinjohara Station

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Shizuoka Kodama Hamamatsu
Nozomi
Hikari: Does not stop at this station
Tōkaidō Main Line
Kikugawa Local Aino
Kikugawa Home Liner Fukuroi
Tenryū Hamanako Line
Terminus - Kakegawa-shiyakusho-mae

History

Kakegawa Station was first opened on April 16, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Hamamatsu was completed. In 1935 the first section of the Tenryū Hamanako Line opened, with Kakegawa Station as its terminus. Regular freight service was discontinued in 1984. On March 13, 1988 the Tōkaidō Shinkansen platforms opened on the south side of the station.

See also

References

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

Coordinates: 34°46′11″N 138°00′54″E / 34.76972°N 138.01500°E / 34.76972; 138.01500

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