Operated by JR Central Passengers (FY2006) 6,331 daily Opened 1998 | ||
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Similar Shizuoka Station, Naganuma Station, Kusanagi Station, Yunoki Station, Shin‑Shizuoka Station | ||
Jr higashi shizuoka station
Higashi-Shizuoka Station (東静岡駅, Higashi-Shizuoka-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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- Lines
- Station layout
- Station history
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Jr 1 jr tokaido line higashi shizuoka station
Lines
Higashi-Shizuoka Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and lies 177.7 rail km from the line's terminus at Tokyo Station.
Station layout
Higashi-Shizuoka Station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass with a moving walkway. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles, and a staffed Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.
Station history
Higashi-Shizuoka Station opened on October 30, 1998 as part of an urban renewal redevelopment of a portion of the former Higashi-Shizuoka Freight Terminal. A large-scale convention center next to the train station opened in 1999. These developments were intended to encourage further investment towards the east of Shizuoka city centre.