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Hiratsuka Station

Coordinates: 35°19′40.4″N 139°21′2.1″E / 35.327889°N 139.350583°E / 35.327889; 139.350583
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JT11
Hiratsuka Station

平塚駅
The north side of Hiratsuka Station, 2023
General information
Location1 Takarachō, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 254-0034
Japan
Coordinates35°19′40.4″N 139°21′2.1″E / 35.327889°N 139.350583°E / 35.327889; 139.350583
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line
Distance63.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
ConnectionsBus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJT11
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 11, 1887
Passengers
FY201960,941 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ninomiya
JT13
towards Odawara
Shōnan Chigasaki
JT10
towards Tokyo or Shinjuku
Ōiso
JT12
towards Atami
Tōkaidō Line Chigasaki
JT10
towards Tokyo
Kōzu
JT14
towards Odawara
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Special Rapid
Chigasaki
JT10
towards Maebashi
Ōiso
JT12
towards Odawara
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Rapid
Location
Hiratsuka Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Hiratsuka Station
Hiratsuka Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Hiratsuka Station is located in Japan
Hiratsuka Station
Hiratsuka Station
Hiratsuka Station (Japan)
Station platforms from above, 2021

Hiratsuka Station (平塚駅, Hiratsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Hiratsuka Station is served by the Tokaido Main Line and also Shonan-Shinjuku Line through services. The station is 63.8 kilometers from the starting point of the Tokaido Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station building has large shopping complexes to the north and south of the tracks.

Platforms

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1,2 JT Tokaido Line
(Ueno-Tokyo Line)
for Yokohama, Tokyo, Ueno, Ōmiya
JU Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya and Kuroiso
JU Takasaki Line for Takasaki and Maebashi
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Yokohama, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, Takasaki and Maebashi (via JU Takasaki Line)
3 JT Tōkaidō Line for Kōzu, Odawara, Atami, Numazu
JT Itō Line for Itō
JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Yokohama, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, Takasaki and Maebashi (via JU Takasaki Line)
4 JT Tōkaidō Line for Kōzu, Odawara, Atami, Numazu
JT Itō Line for Itō

History

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Hiratsuka Station was opened on July 11, 1887, for both freight and passenger service on what was later designated the Tokaido Main Line of Japanese National Railways (JNR). A number of short freight spur lines radiated out from Hiratsuka Station to serve the various industries which were developed in the vicinity of the station. Most of these spur lines were no longer in operation by 1924. The original station building was destroyed by soil liquefaction during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, which also brought down the bridge over the nearby Sagami River. The station building was completely rebuilt in June 1973. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 60,941 passengers daily.[1]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year daily average
2005 58,241[2]
2010 59,955[3]
2015 60,622[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Hiratsuka City Hall
  • Hiratsuka Citizen Center
  • Hiratsuka City Central Public Hall
  • Hiratsuka City Museum

See also

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References

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  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成18年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成23年度) [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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