Mochimune Station

Mochimune Station
用宗駅
JR Mochimune Station in Dec. 2010
Location 4-1 Mochimune-Shiroyama, Suruga, Shizuoka, Shizuoka
(静岡市駿河区用宗城山町4-1)
Japan
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1909
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 1,715 daily

Mochimune Station (用宗駅, Mochimune-eki) is a railway station in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is located 186.6 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station, and is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

History

A signal box was established at the site of present-day Mochimune Station on December 21, 1902. It was rebuilt as a station for both passenger and freight services on November 1, 1909. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1974.

Lines

Layout

Mochimune Station has an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3, and a side platform serving the seldom-used Track 1. The platforms are connected to the station building by an overpass. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a manned "Green Window" service counter.

Platform

1  Tōkaidō Main Line auxiliary platform
2  Tōkaidō Main Line For Fujieda, Yaizu, Shimada, Hamamatsu
3  Tōkaidō Main Line For Shizuoka, Numazu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Abekawa   Local   Yaizu

References

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

Coordinates: 34°55′17″N 138°21′32″E / 34.92139°N 138.35889°E / 34.92139; 138.35889

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