Kikugawa Station (菊川駅, Kikugawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
CA26 Kikugawa Station 菊川駅 | |
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![]() JR Kikugawa Station in 2021 | |
General information | |
Location | Horinouchi 547-9, Kikugawa-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan |
Coordinates | 34°45′42″N 138°5′8″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
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Distance | 222.2 kilometers from Tokyo |
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | CA26 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | April 16, 1889 |
Previous names | Horinouchi (to 1956) |
Passengers | |
FY2017 | 4,216 daily |
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![]() ![]() Kikugawa Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture![]() ![]() Kikugawa Station Kikugawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kikugawa Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 222.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
The station has a single side platform serving Track 1 and an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Track 1 is used only during peak hours. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shimada, Shizuoka, Hamamatsu |
2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Hamamatsu |
3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shimada, Shizuoka |
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Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
Shimada | Home Liner | Kakegawa | ||
Kanaya | Local | Kakegawa |
Kikugawa Station was opened on April 16, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Hamamatsu was completed. It was originally named Horinouchi Station (堀ノ内駅, Horinouchi-eki). It was renamed Kikugawa on April 10, 1956. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1971.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,216 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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