Owari-Ichinomiya Station

Owari-Ichinomiya Station (尾張一宮駅, Owari-Ichinomiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). The station is physically joined to Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station.

CA72
Owari-Ichinomiya Station

尾張一宮駅
Owari-Ichinomiya Station
Location3-1-1 Sakae, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi-ken 491-0858
Japan
Coordinates35.30208°N 136.79747°E / 35.30208; 136.79747
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tokaido Main Line
Distance383.1 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA72
History
Opened1 May 1886
Previous namesIchinomiya (to 1916)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)26,809 daily
Location
Owari-Ichinomiya Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Owari-Ichinomiya Station
Owari-Ichinomiya Station (Japan)
Track Layout

Lines

Owari-Ichinomiya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 383.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two elevated island platforms with passing loops with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms
1, 2 ■ Tokaido Main Line for Nagoya and Okazaki
3, 4 ■ Tokaido Main Line for Gifu and Ōgaki

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tokaido Main Line
Nagoya   Limited Express Hida   Gifu
Nagoya   Special Rapid   Gifu
Nagoya   New Rapid   Gifu
Nagoya   Rapid   Gifu
Nagoya   Sectional Rapid   Gifu
Inazawa   Local   Kisogawa

Station history

The station opened on 1 May 1886 as Ichinomiya Station (一宮駅, Ichinomiya-eki).[1]It was renamed to Owari-Ichinomiya Station (尾張一ノ宮駅) on January 1, 1916, with the spelling changed to its present form on November 15, 1952. Freight operations were discontinued in 1979. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 26,809 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [2]

Surrounding area
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 21. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 第10章　運輸・情報通信 （平成30年度刊愛知県統計年鑑） (in Japanese). Japan: Nagoya Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

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