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JT11
Hiratsuka Station

平塚駅
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
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
Location
Location
	Hiratsuka Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Hiratsuka Station Hiratsuka Station (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).

Lines

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.

Station layout

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.

Platforms

1,2	JT Tokaido Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Yokohama, Tokyo, Ueno, Ōmiya JU Utsunomiya Line for Utsunomiya and Kuroiso JU Takasaki Line for Takasaki and Maebashi
1,2	JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Yokohama, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, Takasaki and Maebashi (via JU Takasaki Line)
3	JT Tōkaidō Line	for Kōzu, Odawara, Atami, Numazu JT Itō Line for Itō
3	JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Yokohama, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, Takasaki and Maebashi (via JU Takasaki Line)
4	JT Tōkaidō Line	for Kōzu, Odawara, Atami, Numazu JT Itō Line for Itō

History

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.

Hiratsuka Station in the early 20th century

Passenger statistics

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.

Fiscal year	daily average
2005	58,241^[2]
2010	59,955^[3]
2015	60,622^[4]

Surrounding area

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

References

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

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成18年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2005)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成23年度） [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.