Kachigawa Station

Kachigawa Station

勝川駅
Kachigawa Station; 勝川駅
	TKJ Kachigawa Station in May 2009
General information
Location	5 Chome Kachigawa-cho, Kasugai-shi, Aichi-ken 486-0945; Japan
Coordinates	35°13′39″N 136°57′6″E
Operated by	TKJ
Line(s)	■ Jōhoku Line
Distance	1.8 kilometers from Ajiyoshi
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1 December 1991
Passengers
FY2017	238

CF06
Kachigawa Station

勝川駅
CF06; Kachigawa Station; 勝川駅
	JR Kachigawa Station, April 2011
General information
Location	6-1 Matsushin-chō, Kasugai-shi, Aichi-ken 486-0931[1]; Japan
Coordinates	35°13′48″N 136°57′23″E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Chūō Main Line
Distance	381.9 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CF06
History
Opened	25 July 1900
Passengers
FY2017	17,579
Location
	Kachigawa Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Kachigawa Station Kachigawa Station (Japan)

Kachigawa Station (勝川駅, Kachigawa-eki) is the name for two different railway stations in the city of Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. One is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the other by the Tōkai Transport Service Company (TKJ).

Lines

Kachigawa Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 381.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station and 15.0 kilometers from Nagoya Station. It is also the northern terminus of the TKJ Jōhoku Line and is 11.2 kilometers from the southern terminus at Biwajima Station.

Station layout (JR)

The JR station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Chūō Main Line	For Tajimi, Nakatsugawa
2	■ Chūō Main Line	For Nagoya

Station layout (TKJ)

The TKJ station consists of one elevated side platform located 500 meters to the west of the JR station. The station is unattended with no turnstiles or facilities, but tickets can be purchased from the nearby JR station or fares paid on the train instead.

Platforms

1	■ Jōhoku Line	For Biwajima

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Central
Chūō Main Line
Home Liner: Does not stop at this station
Central Liner: Does not stop at this station
Kasugai	Rapid	Ōzone
Kasugai	Local	Shin-Moriyama
Tōkai Transport Service Company
Jōhoku Line
Terminus	Local	Ajiyoshi

Station history

Kachigawa Station was opened on 25 July 1900. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The TKJ Jōhoku Line began operations from 1 December 1991. The tracks were elevated in 2009 and a new JR station building was completed in 2010.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 17,579 passengers daily (arriving passengers only) and the TKJ portion by 238.[2]

Surrounding area

References

"勝川" [Kachigawa]. JR Central. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
春日井市統計書　平成30年版 9-1 市内電車運輸状況(続き） (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kasugai City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

External links

Media related to Kachigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
Kachigawa Station (JR Central) (in Japanese)

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[JR-1] "勝川" [Kachigawa]. JR Central. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

[Kasugaistats-2] 春日井市統計書　平成30年版 9-1 市内電車運輸状況(続き） (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kasugai City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.