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Gifu Station

For the nearby Nagoya Railroad station, see Meitetsu Gifu Station.

Gifu Station (岐阜ぎふ駅えき, Gifu-eki) is a railway station in the heart of the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

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Gifu Station

岐阜ぎふ駅えき
Gifu Station in September 2017
General information
LocationHashimoto 1-chome, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture 500-8856
Japan
Coordinates35°24′34″N 136°45′23″E / 35.409514°N 136.75652°E / 35.409514; 136.75652
Operated byThe logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central
Line(s)
Distance396.3 km (246.2 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code
  • CA74
  • CG00
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 January 1887; 137 years ago (1887-01-21)
Previous namesKanō (until 1888)
Passengers
FY201932,121 daily
Location
Gifu Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
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Gifu Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Station is located in Central Japan
Gifu Station
Gifu Station
Gifu Station (Central Japan)
Gifu Station is located in Japan
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JR Gifu Station seen from Gifu City Tower 43

Lines

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Gifu Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 396.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also the terminal station for the Takayama Main Line. Along with Nishi-Gifu Station and Nagamori Station, it is one of the three JR Central stations in the city of Gifu.

Station layout

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The station consists of three elevated island platforms serving six tracks for the Tōkaidō Main Line and Takayama Main Line, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

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Track layout
1 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Nagoya and Okazaki (including limited express Shirasagi for Nagoya)
extra rapid Moonlight Nagara for Tokyo
2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Nagoya and Okazaki (including limited express Hida for Nagoya)
3 ■ Takayama Line for Mino-Ōta, Gero and Takayama
■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Nagoya and Okazaki (partly)
4 ■ Takayama Line for Mino-Ōta and Takayama
limited express Hida for Mino-Ōta, Takayama and Toyama via the Takayama Line
■ Tōkaidō Main Line starting for Nagoya and Okazaki
for Ōgaki and Maibara
limited express Hida 36 for Ōsaka
5 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Ōgaki and Maibara
starting for Nagoya and Okazaki
6 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Ōgaki and Maibara

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Tōkaidō Main Line
Kisogawa   Local   Nishi-Gifu
Owari-Ichinomiya   Semi Rapid
Rapid
New Rapid
Special Rapid 		  Nishi-Gifu
Owari-Ichinomiya   Home Liner   Hozumi
Owari-Ichinomiya or Nagoya or Takayama Main Line   Limited Express Hida   Takayama Main Line or Ogaki
Owari-Ichinomiya   Limited Express Shirasagi   Ogaki
Takayama Main Line
Terminus   Local   Nagamori
Tōkaidō Main Line   Limited Express Hida   Unuma or Mino-Ōta

History

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Gifu Station circa 1919

The station first opened on January 21, 1887, named Kanō Station (加納かのう駅えき) and was primarily used for the transport of goods. On December 15, 1888, it became a passenger rail station, at which point its name was changed to Gifu Station. On July 22, 1913, the former Aichi Station building, which closed in 1909, was moved to the area that is now the south side of Gifu Station. This station was used until it was burned to the ground during the firebombings of Gifu City in 1945. On April 1, 1987, it became part of JR Central. On November 1, 1986, construction of the elevated rail lines began, with construction ending on March 2, 1996. The station was extensively remodelled in 2008.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central as well as the Takayama Main Line in March 2018; Gifu Station was assigned station number CA74 for the Tōkaidō Main Line and CG00 for the Takayama Main Line.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 31,742 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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Bus services

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On the north side of JR Gifu Station are bus boarding platforms for all of the bus lines belonging to Gifu Bus, Co., Ltd. There are 15 bus boarding platforms in all, with 12 serving bus lines to different parts of Gifu and its surrounding municipalities. The first two platforms are only for alighting and the last one is currently not being used.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ JR Central Gifu Station information. JR Central. Accessed December 5, 2007. Archived November 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "在来ざいらい線せん駅えきに駅えきナンバリングを導入どうにゅうします" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ "JR東海とうかい，在来ざいらい線せんに駅えきナンバリングを導入どうにゅう" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ 岐阜ぎふ県けん統計とうけい書しょ（平成へいせい２８年ねん） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ^ Gifu Bus Platform Guide Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Gifu Bus., Co., Ltd. Accessed December 5, 2007.
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