Gamagōri Station

Gamagōri Station (蒲郡駅, Gamagōri-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gamagōri, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and Meitetsu.

CA47
Gamagōri Station

蒲郡駅
JR Gamagōri Station in May 2018
Location1-1 Motomachi, Gamagōri-shi, Aichi-ken 443-0043
Japan
Coordinates34.8230693°N 137.2263622°E / 34.8230693; 137.2263622
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance310.6 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms3 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA47, GN22
Website
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1888
Passengers
FY20177838 (JR)
1407 (Meitetsu) daily
Location
Gamagōri Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Gamagōri Station
Gamagōri Station (Japan)
station layout

Lines

Gamagōri Station is 310.6 kilometers from Tokyo Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and serves as a terminal station for the 17.6 kilometer Meitetsu Gamagōri Line.

Station layout

JR Central

The JR Central station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, of which only the inner tracks (tracks 2 and 3) are normally used. The station building is underneath the platforms and has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

1/2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Toyohashi and Hamamatsu
3/4 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Okazaki and Nagoya

Meitetsu

Meitetsu Gamagōri Station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks. Both tracks terminate at this station.

1 ■ Meitetsu Gamagōri Line for Kira Yoshida
2 ■ Meitetsu Gamagōri Line for Kira Yoshida

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tōkaidō Main Line
Toyohashi   Special Rapid   Okazaki
Mikawa Miya   New Rapid   Kōda or Okazaki
Mikawa Miya   Rapid   Kōda or Okazaki
Mikawa Miya   Semi Rapid   Mikawa-Shiotsu
Mikawa Miya   Local   Mikawa-Shiotsu
Meitetsu Gamagōri Line
Gamagōri-kyōteijō-mae - Terminus

Station history

Gamagōri Station opened on September 1, 1888 when the section of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. This line was named the Tōkaidō Line in 1895. On July 24, 1936, the Mikawa Railway (now part of Meitetsu) connected to Gamagōri Station. The JGR became the JNR after World War II. The JNR portion of the station was extensively remodeled in the mid-1960s, with a new station building completed from 1968-1969. The Meitesu portion was likewise remodeled in the early 1970s, with a new station building and bus terminal completed in 1972. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the JNR station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. The Tōkaidō Line tracks were elevated in 2003-2005, and a JR station building was completed in 2006. Automated turnstiles using the TOICA IC Card system came into operation from November 25, 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 7,838 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) and the Meitetsu portion of the station by 1407 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area
  • Gamagōri City Hall
  • Gamagōri High School

See also

References
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
  1. 蒲郡市統計(平成29年) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gamagōri City. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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