Hiratsuka Station
Hiratsuka Station 平塚駅 | |
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| North side of Hiratsuka Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa) |
| City | Hiratsuka |
| Neighborhood etc. | Takarachō 1-1 |
| Postal code | 254 - 0034 |
| (in Japanese) | 神奈川県平塚市宝町1-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1887 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | East Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Statistics | 60,445 passengers/day [1] |
 Medium bus terminal at this station | |
Hiratsuka Station ( 平塚駅 Hiratsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of East Japan Railway Company in the city of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The station is 63.8 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station history
Hiratsuka Station was opened on July 11, 1887 for both freight and passenger service on what was later designated the Tōkaidō Main Line of the Japan National Railways. A number of short freight spur lines radiated out from Hiratsuka Station to serve the various industries which were developed in the vicinity of the station. Most of these spur lines were no longer in operation by 1924. The original station building was destroyed by soil liquefaction during the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, which also brought down the bridge over the nearby Sagami River.
Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in September 1971 with the opening of the Sagami Freight Depot. The station building was completely rebuilt in June 1973.
With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC card system came into operation from November 18, 2001.[2]
Lines
This station is served by following lines.
- East Japan Railway Company
- Tōkaidō Line
- Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Layout
Hiratsuka Station has two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by an overpass. The station building has large shopping complexes to the north and south of the tracks.
Station layout
| 1 | ■Tōkaidō Line | Ōfuna ・ Yokohama ・ Tokyo |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Shinjuku ・ Ōmiya ・ Kumagaya ・ Takasaki ・ Maebashi | |
| 2 | ■Tōkaidō Line | Ōfuna ・ Yokohama ・ Tokyo |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Shinjuku ・ Ōmiya ・ Kumagaya ・ Takasaki ・ Maebashi | |
| 3 | ■Tōkaidō Line | Odawara ・ Atami ・ Numazu ・ Itō (Itō Line) |
| ■Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Shinjuku ・ Ōmiya ・ Kumagaya ・ Takasaki ・ Maebashi | |
| 4 | ■Tōkaidō Line | Odawara ・ Atami ・ Numazu ・ Itō (Itō Line) |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chigasaki | Tōkaidō Line | Ōiso | ||
| Chigasaki | Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Ōiso |
References
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(Japanese)
External links
- Official home page.(Japanese)
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiratsuka Station. |
Notes
- ↑ Average number of entering passengers, fiscal 2007 (Japanese)
- ↑ Japanese Wikipedia entry
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Coordinates: 35°19′40.4″N 139°21′2.1″E / 35.327889°N 139.350583°E