Fujikawa Station (Shizuoka)

Fujikawa Station (富士川駅, Fujikawa eki) is a train station in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

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Fujikawa Station

富士川駅
JR Fujikawa Station in 2007
LocationNaka-no-go 1228-4, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°8′28″N 138°37′6″E
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line
Distance149.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side +1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1889
Previous namesIwabuchi (to 1970)
Passengers
20171484 daily
Location
Fujikawa Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Fujikawa Station
Fujikawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Fujikawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 149.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

Fujikawa Station has a single side platform serving Track 1 and an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3, connected to the station building by a footbridge. Track 2 is used for through transit of express trains. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Numazu・Mishima・Atami
2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For express trains
3 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Shizuoka・Hamamatsu

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Fujikawa: 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   Local   Shin-Kambara

Station history

Fujikawa Station first opened as Iwabuchi Station (岩淵駅, Iwabuchi-eki) on February 1, 1889, when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed. The initial plan for the Tōkaidō Main Line was to construct stations in accord with the traditional 53 stages of the Tōkaidō road. However, in between Fujikawa-juku and Kanbara-juku there was a traditionally unnumbered intermediary post station where a branch road led to the pilgrimage location of Mount Minobu. It was decided to build a railroad station at this location, and to bypass nearby Kambara Town instead. This led to a predictable uproar from Kambara, so Kambara Station was built a year later, but at an inconvenient distance outside of town, so as to keep the spacing between stations fairly even. A station in the center of Kambara was not actually built until Shin-Kambara Station in 1968. Iwabuchi Station was renamed "Fujikawa" in 1970.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1484 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Fujikawa Post Office

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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