Pref. Art Museum Station

Pref. Art Museum Station 県立美術館前駅
Pref. Art Museum Station in November 2017
General information
Location	Nakanogo, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°59′50.69″N 138°26′16.57″E
Operated by	Shizuoka Railway
Line(s)	■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line
Distance	5.7 km from Shin-Shizuoka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	S09
History
Opened	March 25, 1986
Passengers
FY2017	914 (daily)
Location Kenritsu Bijutsukanmae Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Kenritsu Bijutsukanmae Kenritsu Bijutsukanmae (Japan)

Platforms in 2005

Pref. Art Museum Station (県立美術館前駅, Kenritsu Bijutsukanmae-eki) is a railway station in Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Shizuoka Railway (Shizutetsu).

Lines

Pref. Art Museum Station is a station on the Shizuoka–Shimizu Line and is 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Shizuoka Station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms, with a building built above the tracks on the west side of the station. The station entrance is located on the west side of the Shin-Shizuoka direction platform, and has automated ticket machines, and automated turnstiles, which accept the LuLuCa smart card ticketing system as well as the PiTaPa and ICOCA IC cards, as well as a copy of Rodin's The Thinker. The station is wheelchair accessible.

Platforms

1	■ Shizuoka-Shimizu Line	for Kusanagi and Shin-Shimizu
2	■ Shizuoka–Shimizu Line	for Shin-Shizuoka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shizuoka–Shimizu Line
Commuter Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Pref. Sports Park		Local		Kusanagi

Station history

Pref. Art Museum Station was established on March 25, 1986, with the relocation of the Shizuoka Prefectural Art Museum nearby. It is the newest station on the Shizuoka–Shimizu Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 914 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Shizuoka Prefectural Art Museum
• University of Shizuoka
• Shizuoka Prefectural Central Library

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Prefectural Art Museum Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shizuoka Railway official website

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