Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line Passengers (2006) 8,390 daily Opened 1926 | Connections Bus terminal Address Japan | |
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Location Kusanagi, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Shizuoka
（静岡市清水区草薙）
Japan Operated by Central Japan Railway Company Similar Shimizu Station, Okitsu Station, Abekawa Station, Higashi‑Shizuoka Station, Kenritsu Bijutsukanmae Station | ||
Kusangi Station (草薙駅, Kusanagi eki) is a train station in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is 174.2 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
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Station history
A signal box was established on the site of the present Kusanagi Station on April 10, 1911. Kusanagi Station was opened on April 3, 1926. From 1930, the station had both passenger and freight operations; however, freight operations were discontinued from 1967. The current station building dates from 1973. Kusanagi Station serves the University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art and Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library. The Shizuoka-Shimizu local railway line's via Kusanagi Station is a three-minute walk away.
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Layout
Kusanagi Station has two opposing side platforms serving Track 1 and Track 2, with headshunts, allowing for tracks for express trains to pass in between, and an overpass connecting the platforms. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a manned "Green Window" service counter.