Kusanagi Station (JR Central)
Lines
Kusanagi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 174.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
The station has two opposing side platforms serving Track 1 and Track 2, with headshunts, allowing for tracks for express trains to pass in between, and a footbridge connecting the platforms. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shizuoka・Shimada・Kakegawa・Hamamatsu |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shimizu・Fuji・Numazu・Mishima・Atami |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Izumo: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Shimizu | Local | Higashi-Shizuoka | ||
Station history
On April 10, 1911, a signal station was installed at the current location of Kusanagi Station, and Kusanagi Station opened on April 3, 1926.
Cargo handling, which had continued since 1930, was abolished in 1967.
The old station building was completed in 1973.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Kusanagi Station was assigned station number CA15.
The current station building was completed in October 2016.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,961 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
Kusanagi Station serves the University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art and Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library. The Shizuoka-Shimizu local railway line's via Kusanagi Station is a three-minute walk away.
See also
References
- ^ 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)
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