Otowachō Station
Otowachō Station (音羽町駅, Otowachō-eki) is a railway station in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).
Otowachō Station 音羽町駅 | |
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Otowachō Station in December 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Otowa-chō, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°58′42.11″N 138°23′45.62″E / 34.9783639°N 138.3960056°E |
| Operated by | Shizuoka Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line |
| Distance | 1.0 km from Shin-Shizuoka |
| Platforms | 1 island platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | S03 |
| History | |
| Opened | December 9, 1908 |
| Previous names | Kiyomizukōen (to 1945) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 779 (daily) |
| Location | |
Otowachō Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Otowachō Station Otowachō Station (Japan) | |
Lines edit
Otowachō Station is a station on the Shizuoka–Shimizu Line and is 1.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Shizuoka Station.
Station layout edit
The station has a single island platform with a level crossing at one end. The station has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles, which accept the LuLuCa smart card ticketing system as well as the PiTaPa and ICOCA IC cards.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Shizuoka-Shimizu Line | for Kusanagi and Shin-Shimizu |
| 2 | ■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line | for Shin-Shizuoka |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Shizuoka Railway Company | ||||
| Shizuoka–Shimizu Line | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Hiyoshichō | - | Kasugachō | ||
Station history edit
Otowachō Station was established as Kiyomizukōen Station (きよみず公園前駅, Kiyomizukōen-eki) on December 9, 1908. It was renamed to its present name after World War II.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 779 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Otowachō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shizuoka Railway official website