Shimizu Station (Shizuoka)

Shimizu Station (清水駅, Shimizu-eki) is a railway station in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CA14
Shimizu Station

清水駅
JR Shimizu Station east gate in 2008
LocationManago-machi, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Shizuoka
（静岡県静岡市清水区真砂町）
Japan
Coordinates35°1′24″N 138°29′20″E
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tokaido Main Line
Distance169.0 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA14
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1889
Previous namesEjiri (until 1934)
Passengers
201710,652 daily
Location
Shizimu Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizimu Station
Shizimu Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

Shimizu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 169.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Fuji・Numazu・Mishima・Atami
2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Shizuoka・Hamamatsu

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Izumo: Does not stop at this station
Sleeper Limited Express Sunrise Seto: Does not stop at this station
Fuji   Limited Express Fujikawa   Shizuoka
Okitsu   Local   Kusanagi

Station history

Shimizu Station first opened as Ejiri Station (江尻駅, Ejiri-eki) on February 1, 1889, when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed. It was named after Ejiri-juku, the 18th station of the historical Tōkaidō. In 1934 it was renamed Shimizu Station.

From 1916 the Shimizukō Line ran as a branch line from Shimizu Station through the industrial port area of the town before terminating in Miho. In 1984 this line was replaced by a bus service. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in 1984, and all freight services by 2001. Transfer to the Shizuoka-Shimizu Railway is available via Shin-Shimizu Station, a ten-minute walk from the east exit. The current station building was completed in June 2003.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 10,652 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Shimizu Fishing Port
  • former Shimizu City Hall

See also

References
  1. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
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