Takatsuka Station (高塚駅, Takatsuka-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-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
General information
LocationTakatsuka-cho, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°41′25″N 137°40′54″E / 34.69028°N 137.68167°E / 34.69028; 137.68167
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
Passengers
FY20172,820 daily[citation needed]
Location
Takatsuka Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Takatsuka Station
Takatsuka Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Takatsuka Station is located in Japan
Takatsuka Station
Takatsuka Station
Takatsuka Station (Japan)
The south side of the station in January 2017

Lines

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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

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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

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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

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

History

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The former station building in February 2015

Takatsuka 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]

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Takatsuka Station was assigned station number CA35.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2820 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1. (in Japanese)
  1. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 23. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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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