Mochimune Station
Mochimune Station 用宗駅 | |
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| JR Mochimune Station in Dec. 2010 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Shizuoka (See other stations in Shizuoka) |
| City | Shizuoka |
| Ward | Suruga |
| Neighborhood etc. | 4-1 Mochimune-Shiroyama |
| Postal code | 421-0124 |
| (in Japanese) | 静岡市駿河区用宗城山町4-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1909 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR Central |
| Line(s) | Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Statistics | 1,715 passengers/day 2006 |
 Small bus terminal at this station | |
Mochimune Station (用宗駅 Mochimune-eki) is a railway station in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is located 186.6 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station, and is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
History
A signal box was established at the site of present-day Mochimune Station on December 21, 1902. It was rebuilt as a station for both passenger and freight services on November 1, 1909. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1974.
Lines
Layout
Mochimune Station has an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3, and a side platform serving the seldom-used Track 1. The platforms are 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.
Platform
| 1 | ■Tōkaidō Main Line | auxiliary platform |
| 2 | ■Tōkaidō Main Line | For Fujieda, Yaizu, Shimada, Hamamatsu |
| 3 | ■Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shizuoka, Numazu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Commuter Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Rapid: no stop | ||||
| Abekawa | Local | Yaizu | ||
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References
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(Japanese)
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Coordinates: 34°55′17″N 138°21′32″E / 34.92139°N 138.35889°E