Kusanagi Station (JR Central)


Kusanagi Station is a train station in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Kusanagi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 174.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposing side platforms serving Track 1 and Track 2, with headshunts, allowing for tracks for express trains to pass in between, and a footbridge connecting the platforms. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

A signal box was established on the site of the present Kusanagi Station on April 10, 1911.
Kusanagi Station was opened on April 3, 1926. From 1930, the station had both passenger and freight operations; however, freight operations were discontinued from 1967. The current elevated station building dates from 2016.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 9,191 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Kusanagi Station serves the University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art and Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library. The Shizuoka-Shimizu local railway line's via Kusanagi Station is a three-minute walk away.