Operated by JR Central Passengers (FY2006) 60,372 daily Phone +81 50-3772-3910 | Connections Bus terminal Opened 1889 | |
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Location Kurogane-chō, Aoi, Shizuoka, Shizuoka
（静岡県静岡市葵区黒金町）
Japan Line(s) Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Tōkaidō Main Line Address Kuroganecho, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture 420-0851, Japan Similar Shin‑Shizuoka Station, Hamamatsu Station, Higashi‑Shizuoka Station, Shimizu Station, Atami Station | ||
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Shizuoka Station (静岡駅, Shizuoka-eki) is a major railway station in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
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Nozomi shinkansen passing through shizuoka station
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Shizuoka Station is served by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 180.2 rail km from Tokyo.
Station layout
Shizuoka Station has four platforms serving six tracks. Two island platforms with Tracks 1–4 serve the Tōkaidō Main Line trains, and long distance night trains. These platforms are connected with the station concourse via an underpass and are also connected at the same level to the Tōkaidō Shinkansen platforms. The Shinkansen station consists of two opposing side platforms serving two tracks, with two central tracks for non-stop trains. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles, and a manned "Green Window" service counter.
History
Shizuoka station first opened on February 1, 1889, when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed. A grand opening ceremony had been planned, but on this day a huge fire destroyed over 1,000 buildings in downtown Shizuoka. Railroad Minister Inoue Masaru cancelled his planned visit, and later the same day, the town around Gotemba Station, also in Shizuoka Prefecture, burned down. The initial Shizuoka Station building was rebuilt in 1907 and again in 1935. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen platforms were opened in 1964. In 1967, freight operations were relocated from Shizuoka Station to Higashi-Shizuoka Station (the present-day Shizuoka Freight Terminal). The station underwent a massive rebuilding program from the late 1970s, with the Tōkaidō Main Line tracks elevated in 1979 to the same level as the Tōkaidō Shinkansen tracks, and the Parche shopping centre/new station building completed in 1981. From 2006 to 2008, major renovations took place inside and around the station, including the underground walkways to and from the station, and the Asty shopping and dining complexes adjoined to the station.