Yaizu Station

Yaizu Station
焼津駅
JR Yaizu Station in 2008
Location
Prefecture Shizuoka
(See other stations in Shizuoka)
City Yaizu
Neighborhood etc. 1-1 Sakae
Postal code425-0027
(in Japanese)静岡県島焼津市栄町一丁目1-1
History
Year opened 1889
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Central
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line
Statistics 10,973 passengers/day 2006
Large bus terminal(s) attached to the station

Yaizu Station (焼津駅 Yaizu-eki) is a railway station in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is located 193.7 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station, and is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Station history

Yaizu Station was opened on April 16, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Hamamatsu was completed. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1986.

Lines

Layout

Yaizu 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.

Platform

1 Tōkaidō Main Line For Fujieda, Shimada, Hamamatsu
2 Tōkaidō Main Line For Shizuoka, Numazu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Home Liner: no stop
Mochimune   Local   Nishi-Yaizu

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Coordinates: 34°52′20″N 138°19′4″E / 34.87222°N 138.31778°E