Washizu Station

{{short description|Railway station in Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRCSN|CA|39|size=50}}
Washizu Station

| native_name = 鷲津駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = JR Washizu sta 001.jpg

| alt =

| caption = JR Washizu Station in 2008

| other_name =

| style = JR Central

| address = 1295-14 Washizu, Kosai, Shizuoka
{{Nihongo2|（静岡県湖西市鷲津1295-14）}}

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34|43|01|N|137|32|45|E|display=inline, title|region:JP_type:railwaystation}}

| operator = 20px JR Central

| line = 18px Tōkaidō Main Line

| distance = 276.6 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| code = CA39

| status = Staffed

| website = {{Official website|1=https://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/shizuoka/washizu/}}

| opened = January 10, 1915

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 5,574 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://company.jr-central.co.jp/others/barrier-free/_pdf/2023-02.pdf |publisher=JR Central |language=ja |access-date=17 March 2025}}

| pass_year = 2023–2024

| map_type = Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Washizu Station

}}

File:Washizustation-platforms-march2014.jpg

{{nihongo|Washizu Station|鷲津駅|Washizu-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Washizu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 276.6 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. This is approximately at the half-way point on the Tōkaidō Main Line between Tokyo Station and Nagoya Station.

Station layout

The station has a side platform serving Track 1, and an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

=Platforms=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=orange|dir=(siding)}}

Adjacent stations

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Station history

On September 1, 1888, the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed, and a rail siding was established at the site of present-day Washizu Station. As the area was completely rural at the time, stops were discontinued from August 1892; however, due to the strong petition by the surrounding villages, a station was established on January 10, 1915, for both passenger service and freight. Freight service was discontinued on April 26, 1971.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Washizu Station was assigned station number CA39.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します |trans-title=Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations |url=https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=jr-central.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 |trans-title=JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines |url=https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3480 passengers daily.{{cite web |url= https://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf|title=平成30年版豊川市の統計）2.駅別旅客輸送状況(JR)|year= 2019|publisher= Shizuoka Prefecture|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 5 December 2019}}