Washizu Station

Railway station in Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

34°43′01″N 137°32′45″E / 34.71694°N 137.54583°E / 34.71694; 137.54583Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Tōkaidō Main LineDistance276.6 kilometers from TokyoPlatforms2 island platformsConstructionStructure typeGround levelOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeCA39WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJanuary 10, 1915PassengersFY20173480 daily

Location
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Washizu Station (鷲津駅, Washizu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Washizu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 276.6 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. This is approximately at the half-way point on the Tōkaidō Main Line between Tokyo Station and Nagoya Station.

Station layout

The station has a side platform serving Track 1, and an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Toyohashi and Nagoya
2	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Hamamatsu and Shizuoka
3	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	(siding)

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Araimachi	Special Rapid	Shinjohara
Araimachi	New Rapid	Shinjohara
Araimachi	Local	Shinjohara

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.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Washizu Station was assigned station number CA39.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3480 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Lake Hamana
Kosai City Hall

References

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

^ "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] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ "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]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "平成30年版豊川市の統計）2.駅別旅客輸送状況(JR)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.