Hiratsuka Station

JT11 Hiratsuka Station 平塚駅
The north side of Hiratsuka Station, 2023
General information
Location	1 Takarachō, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 254-0034 Japan
Coordinates	35°19′40.4″N 139°21′2.1″E / 35.327889°N 139.350583°E / 35.327889; 139.350583
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōkaidō Main Line
Distance	63.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JT11
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 11, 1887
Passengers
FY2019	60,941 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ninomiya JT13 towards Odawara Shōnan Chigasaki JT10 towards Tokyo or Shinjuku Ōiso JT12 towards Atami Tōkaidō Line Chigasaki JT10 towards Tokyo Kōzu JT14 towards Odawara Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Special Rapid Chigasaki JT10 towards Maebashi Ōiso JT12 towards Odawara Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid
Location Hiratsuka Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Hiratsuka Station Hiratsuka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hiratsuka Station (平塚駅, Hiratsuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Hiratsuka Station is served by the Tokaido Main Line and also Shonan-Shinjuku Line through services. The station is 63.8 kilometers from the starting point of the Tokaido Main Line at Tokyo Station.

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station building has large shopping complexes to the north and south of the tracks.

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Hiratsuka Station was opened on July 11, 1887, for both freight and passenger service on what was later designated the Tokaido Main Line of Japanese National Railways (JNR). A number of short freight spur lines radiated out from Hiratsuka Station to serve the various industries which were developed in the vicinity of the station. Most of these spur lines were no longer in operation by 1924. The original station building was destroyed by soil liquefaction during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, which also brought down the bridge over the nearby Sagami River. The station building was completely rebuilt in June 1973. With the dissolution and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

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  Hiratsuka Station in the early 20th century

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 60,941 passengers daily.^[1]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

• Hiratsuka City Hall
• Hiratsuka Citizen Center
• Hiratsuka City Central Public Hall
• Hiratsuka City Museum

• List of railway stations in Japan

• Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

Media related to Hiratsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)