Takatsuka Station

Takatsuka Station (高塚駅, Takatsuka-eki) is a railway station in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).

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Takatsuka Station

高塚駅
The north side of Takatsuka Station in February 2015
LocationTakatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°41′25″N 137°40′54″E
Operated by JR Central
Line(s)■ Tokaido Main Line
Distance262.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
Station codeCA35
History
Opened1 July 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)2,820 daily
Location
Takatsuka Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Takatsuka Station
Takatsuka Station (Japan)
The south side of the station in January 2017

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 Tokyo.

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
1 ■ Tokaido Main Line for Toyohashi, Nagoya, Ogaki, and Maebara
2 ■ Tokaido Main Line for Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, and Numazu
3 ■ Tokaido Main Line unused

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Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tokaido Main Line
Hamamatsu   Special Rapid   Maisaka
Hamamatsu   New Rapid   Maisaka
Hamamatsu   Local   Maisaka

History
The former station building in February 2015

The 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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2820 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
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See also

Media related to Takatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

References
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1. (in Japanese)
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 23. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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