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Shimizu Station (Shizuoka)
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is a railway station
on the Tōkaidō Main Line
of Central Japan Railway Company
in Shimizu-ku
, Shizuoka City
, Shizuoka Prefecture
, Japan
. The station is 169 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station
.
connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed. It was named after Ejiri-juku
, the 18th station
of the historical Tōkaidō
. In 1934 it was renamed Shimizu Station.
From 1916 the Shimizukō Line
ran as a branch line from Shimizu Station through the industrial port area of the town before terminating in Miho. In 1984 this line torn up and replaced by a bus service. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in 1984, and all freight services by 2001. Transfer to the Shizuoka-Shimizu Railway
is available via Shin-Shimizu Station
, a ten minute walk from the east exit. The current station building was completed in June 2003.
serving Track 1 and Track 2, connected to the station building by an overpass
. The station building has automated ticket machine
s, TOICA
automated turnstile
s and a manned "Green Window" service counter.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the Tōkaidō Main Line
Tokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
of Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company
The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
in Shimizu-ku
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city.-Geography:Shimizu is located on the coast of Suruga Bay of the Pacific Ocean and covers a wide area from a coastal plain to the hills...
, Shizuoka City
Shizuoka, Shizuoka
is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:...
, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The station is 169 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station
Tokyo Station
is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
.
Station history
Shimizu Station first opened as on February 1 1889, when the section of the Tōkaidō Main LineTokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed. It was named after Ejiri-juku
Ejiri-juku
was the eighteenth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is one of four former post stations located in what is now part of the Shimizu-ku area of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was 3.4 kilometers from Okitsu-juku, the preceding post station....
, the 18th station
53 Stations of the Tokaido
The are the rest areas along the Tōkaidō, which was a coastal route that ran from Nihonbashi in Edo to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto.-Stations of the Tōkaidō:...
of the historical Tōkaidō
Tokaido (road)
The ' was the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period, connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan. Unlike the inland and less heavily travelled Nakasendō, the Tōkaidō travelled along the sea coast of eastern Honshū, hence the route's name....
. In 1934 it was renamed Shimizu Station.
From 1916 the Shimizukō Line
Shimizuko Line
The , literally "Shimizu Port Line", was a Japanese railway line in Shimizu, Shizuoka operated by Japanese National Railways. It ran as a branch line off the Tōkaidō Main Line from Shimizu Station, through the industrial port of Shimizu before terminating in the residential area of Miho...
ran as a branch line from Shimizu Station through the industrial port area of the town before terminating in Miho. In 1984 this line torn up and replaced by a bus service. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in 1984, and all freight services by 2001. Transfer to the Shizuoka-Shimizu Railway
Shizuoka Railway Shizuoka-Shimizu Line
is a LRT railway line in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Shin-Shizuoka in Aoi Ward and Shin-Shimizu in Shimizu Ward, all within the city of Shizuoka. Presently this is the only one railway Shizuoka Railway operates. The line was made to link previous Shimizu City and Shizuoka cities, until the former...
is available via Shin-Shimizu Station
Shin-Shimizu Station
is a terminus train station of the Shizuoka-Shimizu Line in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:Shin-Shimizu Station has a double bay platform...
, a ten minute walk from the east exit. The current station building was completed in June 2003.
Layout
Shimizu Station has a single island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving Track 1 and Track 2, connected to the station building by an overpass
Overpass
An overpass is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway...
. The station building has automated ticket machine
Ticket machine
A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...
s, TOICA
TOICA
is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network which was introduced in the Chūkyō Area of Japan on November 25, 2006.The name is an acronym for Tōkai IC Card...
automated turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
s and a manned "Green Window" service counter.