Yaizu Station (焼津駅, Yaizu-eki) is a railway station in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
CA20 Yaizu Station 焼津駅 | |||||
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 JR Yaizu Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-1 Sakae, Yaizu-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°52′20″N 138°19′4″E / 34.87222°N 138.31778°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) |  Tokaido Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 193.7 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | CA20 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 16, 1889 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 9,188 daily | ||||
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Lines
editYaizu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 193.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
editThe station has a single island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Hamamatsu, Toyohashi |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shizuoka, Numazu |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Home Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Mochimune | Local | Nishi-Yaizu | ||
History
editYaizu Station was opened on April 16, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Hamamatsu was completed. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1986.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Yaizu Station was assigned station number CA20.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 9,188 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Yaizu City Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)