Washizu Station

Washizu Station 鷲津駅
JR Washizu Station in 2008
Location	1295-14 Washizu, Kosai, Shizuoka （静岡県湖西市鷲津1295-14） Japan
Operated by	Central Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1915
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	3,222 daily

Station platform, 2014.

Washizu Station (鷲津駅, Washizu-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is 276.6 rail kilometers from Tokyo and is approximately at the half-way point on the Tōkaidō Main Line between Tokyo Station and Nagoya Station.

History

On September 1, 1888 the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed, and a rail siding was established at the site of present-day Washizu Station. As the area was completely rural at the time, stops were discontinued from August 1892; however, due to the strong petition by the surrounding villages, a station was established on January 10, 1915 for both passenger service and freight. Freight service was discontinued on April 26, 1971.

Lines

• Central Japan Railway Company
  • Tōkaidō Main Line

Layout

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

Adjacent stations

References

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

External links

• Official home page (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°43′01″N 137°32′45″E / 34.71694°N 137.54583°E / 34.71694; 137.54583