Mikawa-Anjō Station

Mikawa-Anjō Station (三河安城駅, Mikawa-Anjō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CA55
Mikawa-Anjō Station

三河安城駅
Mikawa-Anjō Station, August 2017
Location1-17-1 Mikawa-Anjō, Anjō-shi, Aichi-ken 446-0058
Japan
Coordinates34.968967°N 137.060669°E / 34.968967; 137.060669
Operated by JR Central
Line(s)
Distance336.3 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms4 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA55
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 13, 1988
Passengers
FY20177,186 daily
Location
Mikawa-Anjō Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Mikawa-Anjō Station
Mikawa-Anjō Station (Japan)
Tokaidō Main Line south gate

Lines

Mikawa-Anjō Station is served by the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 336.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has four opposed side platforms serving a total of four tracks. The Shinkansen tracks are elevated, and the Tōkaidō line tracks cross underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen for Nagoya and Shin-Ōsaka
2 ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen for Shizuoka and Tokyo
3 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Ōbu and Nagoya
4 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Okazaki and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Nozomi
Hikari: Does not stop at this station
Toyohashi Kodama Nagoya
Tōkaidō Main Line
Anjō Local Higashi-Kariya
Semi Rapid
Rapid
New Rapid
Special Rapid
Home Liner: Does not stop at this station

Station history

When the Tōkaidō Shinkansen opened, the distance between Toyohashi Station and Nagoya Station was the second longest on the route of the line. In 1969, the mayors of Okazaki, Toyota, Anjō, Gamagōri, Nishio, Hekinan, Isshiki, Kira, Kōta, Hazu, Nukata and Otowa submitted the petition of establishing Kokuteikōen-Mikawa Station (国定公園三河駅, Kokuteikōen-Mikawa-eki) in Kota.

These cities and towns formed the "Alliance for Mikawa Station". Kōta town subsequently recommended Ashinoya near Kōda Station. Okazaki city recommended Shōna-chō, Okazaki, Anjō city recommended Furui-chō near Hekikai-Furui Station, and Nihongi-chō where the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line intersect as possible candidate locations. The alliance entrusted the decision to the Aichi prefectural government. On January 5, 1984, the prefectural government decided to build the station in Nihongi, Anjō. Construction work started on July 29, 1985, and the station was opened on March 13, 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 7,186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Sugi Pharmaceuticals tea office
  • Tosho head office

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" 運輸・通信 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Anjo City. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

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