Hara Station (Shizuoka)

Hara Station 原駅
JR Hara Station in 2005
General information
Location	Hara 383-2, Numazu, Shizuoka （静岡県沼津市原383-2） Japan
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1900
Passengers
2006	2,769 daily

Hara Station (原駅, Hara-eki) is a railway station in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is located 132.8 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station, and is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

History

Hara Station was opened on February 25, 1900 as part of the expansion of the Tōkaidō Main Line from Numazu Station to Yoshiwara Station. The original station building was rebuilt in 1948. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued from 1984, and charter freight from 1997; however, freight services continue along a privately held spur line to a freight terminal owned by Taiheiyo Cement a short distance from Hara Station.

Lines

• Central Japan Railway Company
  • Tōkaidō Main Line

Layout

Hara 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 1 is not in regular use. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a manned "Green Window" service counter.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Katahama		Local		Higashi-Tagonoura

References

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

External links

• JR Central station information Template:Ja icon