Meitetsu Gifu Station Explained


Meitetsu Gifu Station
Native Name:名鉄岐阜駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:9-1 Kanda-cho, Gifu-shi, Gifu-ken 500-8833
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.4112°N 136.7599°W
Operator: Meitetsu
Distance:99.8 km from
Platforms:3 island platforms
Code:NH60
Status:Staffed
Opened:February 11, 1911
Former:Shin-Gifu (until 2005)
Passengers:17,413 daily
Pass Year:2015

is a railway station located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. It is one of the two major railway stations of the city along with JR Gifu Station.

Lines

Meitetsu Gifu Station is the terminal station for the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, and is 99.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus at . It is also a terminus for the 17.6 kilometer Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line.

Station layout

thumb|right|Entrance to the platformsMeitetsu Gifu Station has three island platform arranged in a "V"-shape. Platforms 1-4 are elevated, and serve the Nagoya Main Line, and also onward service for trains of the Meitetsu Takehana Line and Meitetsu Hashima Line. Platforms 5-6 is on the ground-level, and serves the Kakamigahara Line and onward service for trains of the Meitetsu Inuyama Line.

History

The rail line originally opened on February 11, 1911, as the Nagazumi-cho Station; at the time, it was operated by the Mino Electric Railroad, Co. On December 26, 1914, Shin-Gifu Station (the present-day station) on the Mino Electric Railroad's Kasamatsu Line (present day Nagoya Line) began operations. Service was again expanded on December 28, 1928, when the Kakamigahara Railroad (present day Kakamigahara Line) began operating from the Nagazumi-cho Station.