Higashi-Tagonoura Station

Higashi-Tagonoura Station 東田子の浦駅
File:HigashitagonouraSt.jpg JR Higashi-Tagonoura Station in 2005
Location	Naka-Kashiwabara Shinden 171, Fuji, Shizuoka （静岡県富士市中柏原新田171） Japan
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1949
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	1,274 daily

Higashi-Tagonoura Station (東田子の浦駅 , Higashi-Tagonoura-eki) is a railway station in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is located 137.4 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station, and is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

History

Higashi-Tagonoura Station was opened on September 15, 1949 primarily as a commuter station serving workers for nearby heavy industry.

Layout

Higashi-Tagonoura 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 an overpass. Track 2 is used for through transit of express trains, as is Track 4 (without platform) to the outside of Track 3. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a manned "Green Window" service counter.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Yoshiwara		Local		Hara

References

• Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(Japanese)