Takatsuka Station (高塚駅, Takatsuka-eki) is a railway station in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai ).

CA35 Takatsuka Station 高塚駅
The north side of Takatsuka Station in February 2015
General information
Location	Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°41′25″N 137°40′54″E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	■ Tokaido Main Line
Distance	262.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	CA35
History
Opened	1 July 1929
Passengers
FY2017	2,820 daily[citation needed]
Location
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Lines

Takatsuka Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 262.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

Takatsuka Station has one side platform serving track 1, and one island platform, serving tracks 2 and 3 (which were formerly used by freight trains and is no longer in use). The two platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

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Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 July 1929.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2820 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Suzuki Motors head office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Takatsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons