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 | |
| Location | Sakae 2-60, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-0037 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.0059738°N 137.0403457°E |
| Operated by |  Meitetsu |
| Line(s) | |
| Distance | 41.3 kilometers from Toyohashi |
| Platforms | 4 island platforms |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Elevated |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Station code | NH19 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1959 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 33,102 daily |
| Location | |
  Chiryū Station Location within Aichi Prefecture  Chiryū Station Chiryū Station (Japan) | |
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 |
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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).
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]
Construction work as of 2020
Overview of the construction site in 2021
Temporary facilities seen in 2018
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 33,102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Chiryū Elementary School
- Chiryū Jinja
- Japan National Route 1
See also
References
- "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.
- "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.
- 9-2 各駅乗降客数 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Anjo City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
Media related to Chiryū Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
- Elevated Station press release update (13 December 2022) (in Japanese)