Shin-Shizuoka Station

Shin-Shizuoka Station (新静岡駅, Shin-Shizuoka-eki) is a railway station in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu). It is located within the Shin-Shizuoka Cenova shopping complex.

Shin-Shizuoka Station

新静岡駅
Shin-Shizuoka Center
Location1-1-1 Takajō, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34.975813°N 138.387421°E / 34.975813; 138.387421
Operated by Shizuoka Railway
Line(s) Shizuoka–Shimizu Line
Distance13.3 km from Shin-Shimizu
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeS01
History
OpenedDecember 9, 1908
Previous namesTakajōmachi (to 1954)
Passengers
FY20179,768 (daily)
Location
Shin-Shizuoka Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Shin-Shizuoka Station
Shin-Shizuoka Station (Japan)
former station building

Lines

Shin-Shizuoka Station is a terminal station of the Shizuoka–Shimizu Line and is 11.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shin-Shimizu Station.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving three tracks. The station building has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles, which accept the LuLuCa smart card ticketing system as well as the PiTaPa and ICOCA IC cards. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shizuoka Railway Company
Shizuoka–Shimizu Line
Terminus   express   Ken-Sōgō Undōjō
Terminus   -   Hiyoshichō

History

Shin-Shizuoka Station was opened on December 9, 1908 as Takajōmachi Station (鷹匠町駅, Takajōmachi-eki). It was renamed "Shin-Shizuoka" on October 1, 1954. Shizuoka's city tram system was discontinued in September 1962, and a large bus terminal was established at Shin-Shizuoka Station on May 10, 1966. The Shin-Shizuoka Center department store above the station was opened on May 15, 1966. This was closed and demolished at the end of January 2009, and a new, larger shopping complex called Cenova opened October 5, 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 9,768 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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.

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