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Shimizu Station (Shizuoka)

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Line(s)
  
Tōkaidō Main Line

Previous names
  
Ejiri (until 1934)

Opened
  
1889

Connections
  
Bus terminal

Passengers (2006)
  
11,272 daily

Shimizu Station (Shizuoka)

Location
  
Manago-machi, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Shizuoka (静岡県静岡市清水区真砂町) Japan

Operated by
  
Central Japan Railway Company

Address
  
1-1 Masagocho, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture 424-0816, Japan

Similar
  
Shin‑Shimizu Station, Shizuoka Station, Kusanagi Station, Okitsu Station, Miho no Matsubara

Shimizu Station (清水駅, Shimizu-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is 169 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.

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Station history

Shimizu Station first opened as Ejiri Station (江尻駅, Ejiri-eki) on February 1, 1889, when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed. It was named after Ejiri-juku, the 18th station of the historical Tōkaidō. In 1934 it was renamed Shimizu Station.

From 1916 the Shimizukō Line ran as a branch line from Shimizu Station through the industrial port area of the town before terminating in Miho. In 1984 this line was torn up and replaced by a bus service. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in 1984, and all freight services by 2001. Transfer to the Shizuoka-Shimizu Railway is available via Shin-Shimizu Station, a ten-minute walk from the east exit. The current station building was completed in June 2003.

Lines

  • Central Japan Railway Company
  • Tōkaidō Main Line
  • Layout

    Shimizu Station has a single island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2, connected to the station building by an overpass. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a manned "Green Window" service counter.

    References

    Shimizu Station (Shizuoka) Wikipedia