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is a railway station in Shimizu-ku,

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, operated by

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(JR Tōkai).

Lines

Kambara Station is served by the

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, and is located 154.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single

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serving Track 1 and an

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serving Track 2 and Track 3, connected to the station building by an

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. Track 2 is used for through transit of express trains, as is Track 4 (without platform) to the outside of Track 3. The station building has automated

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s and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

When the section of the

connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed in 1889, the initial plan was to construct stations in accord with the traditional 53

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of the Tokaido road. However, in between

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and

Kanbara-juku was the fifteenth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in what is now part of the Shimizu-ku ward of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of four former post stations located in Shimizu-ku. History The origi ...

there was a traditionally unnumbered intermediary post station where a branch road led to the pilgrimage location of

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. It was decided to build a railroad station at this location, and to bypass nearby Kambara Town instead. This led to a predictable uproar from Kambara, so Kambara Station was built a year later, but at an inconvenient distance outside of town, so as to keep the spacing between stations fairly even. A station in the middle of Kambara Town was not actually built until

Shin-Kambara Station is a railway station in Shimizu-ku Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Shin-Kambara Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 152.5 kilometers from the star ...

in 1968. Regularly scheduled freight services were discontinued in 1972, and all freight services by 1985.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...

was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Kambara Station was assigned station number CA11.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 725 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*former Kambara Town Hall

References

*Yoshikawa, Fumio. ''Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi''. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .

External links

{{Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Central) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Tōkaidō Main Line Stations of Central Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Shizuoka (city)