Kariya Station

Kariya Station (刈谷駅, Kariya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway operator Meitetsu.

CA58
Kariya Station

刈谷駅
Kariya Station north entry
Location1-55 Sakuramachi, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-0028
Japan
Coordinates34.9911736°N 137.0088887°E / 34.9911736; 137.0088887
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance341.6 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms3 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA58
Website
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1888
Passengers
FY201735,077 daily (JR)
27,483 (Meitetsu)
Location
Kariya Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Kariya Station
Kariya Station (Japan)

Lines

Kariya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 341.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and is 25.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Sanage Station and 3.6 kilometers from Chiryū.

Station layout
Kariya Station track diagram.
Black: JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line
Red: Meitetsu Mikawa Line

JR

The JR station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath, The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

1-2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Okazaki and Toyohashi
3-4 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Ōbu and Nagoya

Meitetsu
The Meitetsu platform

The Meitetsu station consists of a single ground-level island platform connected to the JR portion of the station by a footbridge. The station has automatic turnstiles for the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards, and is staffed.

1 ■ Mikawa Line for Chiryū
2 ■ Mikawa Line for Mikawa Takahama and Hekinan

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Mikawa Line
Shigehara - Kariyashi
Tōkaidō Main Line
Anjō   Special Rapid   Kanayama
Anjō   New Rapid   Ōbu
Anjō   Rapid   Ōbu
Anjō   Semi Rapid   Ōbu
Noda-Shinmachi   Local   Aizuma

Station history
Kariya Station circa 1921

Kariya Station opened on September 1, 1888, when the section of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. This line was named the Tōkaidō Line in 1895 and the Tōkaidō Main Line in 1909. On February 5, 1914, the privately owned Mikawa Railway built a station for the Mikawa Line adjacent to this station, and named it Kariya-shin Station (刈谷新駅). The two stations were merged on February 10, 1927. The Mikawa Railway became part of Meitetsu in 1941, and the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were shifted to the nearby Kariya Container Center in 1986. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 35,077 passengers daily (arriving passengers only) and the Meitetsu portion of the station was used by 27,483 passengers (daily).

Surrounding area
  • Kariya City Hall
  • Kariya Art Museum
  • Denso head office
  • Aishin Seiki head office

See also

References
    • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

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