Takatsuka Station

Takatsuka Station 高塚駅
The north side of Takatsuka Station in February 2015
Location	Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	■ Tokaido Main Line
Distance	262.4 km from Tokyo
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1 July 1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2006)	2,382 daily
Location
Takatsuka Station Location within Japan

Takatsuka Station (高塚駅, Takatsuka-eki) is a railway station on the Tokaido Main Line in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Takatsuka Station is served by the Tokaido Main Line, and lies 262.4 kilometers from starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Layout

Takatsuka Station has one side platform serving Track 1, and one island platform, serving tracks 2 and 3 (which was formerly used by freight trains and is no longer in use. The two platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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  The south side of the station in January 2017

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 July 1929.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.^[1]

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  The former station building in February 2015

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takatsuka Station.

• Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1. (in Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°41′25″N 137°40′54″E / 34.69028°N 137.68167°E / 34.69028; 137.68167