Chiryū Station

Chiryū Station (知立駅, Chiryū-eki) is a railway station in the city of Chiryū, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Chiryū Station

知立駅
Station Building
General information
LocationSakae 2-60, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-0037
Japan
Coordinates35.0059738°N 137.0403457°E / 35.0059738; 137.0403457
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)
Distance41.3 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms4 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeNH19
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1959 (1959-04-01)
Passengers
FY201733,102 daily
Location
Chiryū Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Chiryū Station
Chiryū Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Chiryū Station is located in Japan
Chiryū Station
Chiryū Station
Chiryū Station (Japan)
Platforms

Lines

Chiryū Station is served by both the Mikawa Line and Nagoya Main Lines. It is 41.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Nagoya Line at Toyohashi Station and is a terminus of the 39.8 kilometer Mikawa Line.

Station layout

The station has four island platforms connected by footbridges. The station is staffed.

Platforms

2  Mikawa Line For Kariya and Hekinan
 Mikawa Line For Toyotashi and Sanage
3  Mikawa Line For Kariya and Hekinan
 Meitetsu Mikawa Line For Toyotashi and Sanage
4  Nagoya Main Line For Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu and Inuyama
 Mikawa Line For Kariya and Hekinan
5  Nagoya Main Line For Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu, and Inuyama
6  Nagoya Main Line For Higashi Okazaki, Toyohashi and Nishio
Track layout

Adjacent stations

Service
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Higashi Okazaki   Rapid Limited Express (快速特急)   Jingū-mae
Shin Anjō   Limited Express (特急)   Jingū-mae
Shin Anjō   Express (急行)   Zengo
Shin Anjō   Semi Express (準急)   Toyoake
Ushida   Local (普通)   Hitotsugi
Meitetsu Mikawa Line (for Hekinan)
Terminus - Shigehara
Meitetsu Mikawa Line (for Sanage)
Mikawa Chiryū - Terminus

History

The predecessor Chiryū Station was opened on April 1, 1923, as Shin Chiryū Station (新知立駅, Shin-Chiryū-eki) on the privately owned Aichi Electric Railway Company, but soon merged with nearby Chiryū Station (知立駅, Chiryū-eki) on the Mikawa Railway later that year. The Aichi Electric Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on August 1, 1935, becoming the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, and the Mikawa Railway on June 1, 1941. Shin Chryū Station merged with the Chiryū Station (Main Line Side).

A new station was completed on 1 April 1959, and named Chiryū Station, with the former Chiryū Station becoming Higashi Chiryū Station (東知立駅, 東知立駅, Higashi-Chiryū-eki) (Main Line Side) and Mikawa Chiryū Station (三河知立駅, Mikawa-Chiryū-eki) (Mikawa Line Side).

Overview of track alignments surrounding Chiryū Station

Future plans

Construction of a new elevated station has been in progress since 2015.[1] Originally scheduled for a 2023 completion, the completion date has been pushed back to 2028 while the price of the project has increased to ¥79 billion (2021) (US$722 million) from its original cost of ¥61 billion (US$556 million).[1] The tracks for each of the lines will gradually be moved to the new station structure.[1] When completed, the station will compose of three levels with the platforms on the Nagoya Main Line on the 2nd level and the platforms for the Mikawa Line on the top level.[1]

The first tracks that will be moved to the new facilities will be the southbound tracks (currently serving platform 6), which will be reassigned to platform 8 on the new elevated platform. As of December 2022, the move is scheduled to take place on 21 March 2023.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 33,102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. "知立駅周辺整備事業 まちづくりだより 2022年1月号" [Chiryu Station Area Development Project Town Development Newsletter January 2022] (PDF). January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2022.
  2. "名鉄,名古屋本線 知立駅付近の上り線を3月21日から高架線に切り替え" [Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Inbound tracks near Chiryu Station will be switched to elevated line from March 21]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. 9-2 各駅乗降客数 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Anjo City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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