Kusanagi Station (Shizuoka Railway)
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Kusanagi Station 草薙駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kusanagi Station, April 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kusanagi 1-chōme, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′05″N 138°26′34″E / 35.001453°N 138.442696°E | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Line | ■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 6.4 km from Shin-Shizuoka | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | S10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 9, 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 3797 (daily) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kusanagi Station (草薙駅, Kusanagi-eki) is a railway station in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).
Kusanagi Station is a station on the Shizuoka–Shimizu Line and is 6.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Shizuoka Station.
Connection to Kusanagi Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line is possible, with the two stations situated just 150m apart.
Station layout
The station has two side platforms. The station building is located on the north side of the Shin-Shimizu direction platform, and it had automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles, which accept the LuLuCa smart card ticketing system as well as the PiTaPa, TOICA, and ICOCA IC cards. The station is wheelchair accessible.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Shizuoka-Shimizu Line | for Shin-Shimizu |
| 2 | ■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line | for Shin-Shizuoka |
Station history
Kusanagi Station was established on December 9, 1908.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3797 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Shizuoka Bank head office
- Kusanagi Station
- University of Shizuoka