is a passenger railway station located in the town of Manazuru, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines Manazuru Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 95.8 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.
Station layout Manazuru Station has a single island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" service counter.
Platforms
Station history Manazuru Station was opened on July 11, 1887 for both freight and passenger service on the Atami Line of the Japan National Railways. With the opening of the Tanna Tunnel, the Atami Line became the Tōkaidō Main Line on December 1, 1934. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in 1970, and parcel services by 1972. Freight services were resumed in March 1987. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation from November 18, 2001. Freight services were discontinued again in April 2007Japanese Wikipedia entry
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3,133 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year daily average 2005 4,161 2010 3,781 2015 3,444
Surrounding area Manazuru Town Hall Manazuru Municipal Manazuru Junior High School Manazuru Municipal Manazuru Elementary School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .
External links
Official home page.