Mochimune Station
CA19 Mochimune Station 用宗駅 | |||||
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 JR Mochimune Station in June 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 4-1 Mochimune-Shiroyama, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°55′17″N 138°21′32″E / 34.92139°N 138.35889°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) |  Tokaido Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 186.6 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | CA19 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | November 1, 1909 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 1,537 daily | ||||
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Mochimune Station (用宗駅, Mochimune-eki) is a railway station in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Lines
[edit]Mochimune Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 186.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3, and a side platform serving the seldom-used Track 1. The platforms are 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 | auxiliary platform |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Fujieda, Yaizu, Shimada, Hamamatsu |
| 3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shizuoka, Numazu |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Abekawa | Local | Yaizu | ||
History
[edit]A signal box was established at the site of present-day Mochimune Station on December 21, 1902. It was rebuilt as a station for both passenger and freight services on November 1, 1909. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1974.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Mochimune Station was assigned station number CA19.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Mochimune Fishing Port
- Mochimune Beach
- Site of Mochimune Castle
See also
[edit]References
[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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