Nishi-Gifu Station (西岐阜駅, Nishi Gifu-eki) is a railway station operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and is located in the western part of the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
CA75 Nishi-Gifu Station 西岐阜駅 | |||||
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 Nishi-Gifu Station in November 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 4-14-40 Ichihashi, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken 500-8381 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′17″N 136°43′24″E / 35.4046698°N 136.7234266°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) |  Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 399.5 km from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | November 1, 1986 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 6,011 daily | ||||
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Lines
editNishi-Gifu Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 399.5 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. Along with Gifu Station and Nagamori Station, it is one of the three JR Central stations in the city of Gifu.
Layout
editThere is one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Ōgaki and Maibara |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Gifu, Nagoya and Okazaki |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Gifu | Special Rapid | Hozumi | ||
| Gifu | New Rapid | Hozumi | ||
| Gifu | Rapid | Hozumi | ||
| Gifu | Sectional Rapid | Hozumi | ||
| Gifu | Local | Hozumi | ||
History
editNishi-Gifu Station was first opened on 1 November 1986 as part of Japan National Railways. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Central. In the latter half of 2006, the station underwent remodeling, which added elevators for public use, as well as TOICA-supported ticket machines.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Nishi-Gifu Station was assigned station number CA75.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 6011 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
editBus services
editOn the south side of Nishi-Gifu Station is a stop for the free Fureai Bus, which connects passengers with the Gifu Prefectural Office and other stops in between.[4] They can also board the Nishi-Gifu Kurukuru Bus, which runs through the local community. Gifu Bus Co., Ltd. has a bus stop near the main entrance, connecting the station with many areas throughout the city.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [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.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [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.
- ^ 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Fureai Bus Time Schedule. Fureai Hall. Accessed December 5, 2007.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)