Kakegawa is a regional rail hub in western Shizuoka Prefecture, positioned on Japan's Tokaido corridor between Shizuoka and Hamamatsu. The city has one main passenger rail complex, Kakegawa Station, where JR Central Shinkansen services, JR Central conventional trains, and the Tenryu Hamanako Railroad meet. This makes Kakegawa a useful stop for travelers crossing central Japan by rail.
Train services from Kakegawa include Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama trains, JR Tokaido Main Line regional trains, and Tenryu Hamanako Railroad local services toward inland Shizuoka communities. Kakegawa Station is the main train station for long-distance train tickets and regional transfers. High-speed rail serves the city through Kodama stopping services rather than the fastest Nozomi or Hikari patterns.
Rail routes from Kakegawa run east toward Shizuoka, Mishima, Yokohama, and Tokyo, and west toward Hamamatsu, Toyohashi, Nagoya, Kyoto, and Osaka through the Tokaido rail axis. Local lines also connect Kakegawa with towns along the Tenryu Hamanako route. Book trains from and to Kakegawa online at Rail Monsters.