Kikugawa Station

Railway station in Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

34°45′42″N 138°5′8″E / 34.76167°N 138.08556°E / 34.76167; 138.08556Operated by

JR CentralLine(s)

Tokaido Main LineDistance222.2 kilometers from TokyoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeCA26WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 16, 1889Previous namesHorinouchi (to 1956)PassengersFY20174,216 daily

Location
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Kikugawa Station (菊川駅, Kikugawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Kikugawa Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 222.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The 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 1 is used only during peak hours. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Shimada, Shizuoka, Hamamatsu
2	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Hamamatsu
3	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Shimada, Shizuoka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Shimada	Home Liner	Kakegawa
Kanaya	Local	Kakegawa

Station history

Kikugawa Station was opened on April 16, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Hamamatsu was completed. It was originally named Horinouchi Station (堀ノ内駅, Horinouchi-eki). It was renamed Kikugawa on April 10, 1956. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1971.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Kikugawa Station was assigned station number CA26.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,216 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Kikugawa City Hall

References

^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.