Mochimune Station (用宗駅, Mochimune-eki) is a railway station in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
CA19 Mochimune Station 用宗駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | 4-1 Mochimune-Shiroyama, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan |
Coordinates | 34°55′17″N 138°21′32″E / 34.92139°N 138.35889°E |
Operated by | JR Central |
Line(s) | Tokaido Main Line |
Distance | 186.6 kilometers from Tokyo |
Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | CA19 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | November 1, 1909 |
Passengers | |
FY2017 | 1,537 daily |
Location | |
Mochimune Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Mochimune Station Mochimune Station (Japan) |
Mochimune Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 186.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
The station has an island platform serving Track 2 and Track 3, and a side platform serving the seldom-used Track 1. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | auxiliary platform |
2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Fujieda, Yaizu, Shimada, Hamamatsu |
3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Shizuoka, Numazu |
« | Service | » | ||
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Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Abekawa | Local | Yaizu |
A signal box was established at the site of present-day Mochimune Station on December 21, 1902. It was rebuilt as a station for both passenger and freight services on November 1, 1909. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1974.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Mochimune Station was assigned station number CA19.[1][2]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]