Owari-Ichinomiya Station Explained


Owari-Ichinomiya Station
Native Name:尾張一宮駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:3-1-1 Sakae, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi-ken 491-0858
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Central
Line: Tokaido Main Line
Distance:383.1 kilometers from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:CA72
Status:Staffed
Opened:1 May 1886
Former:Ichinomiya (to 1916)
Passengers:26,809 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Owari-Ichinomiya Station

right|thumb|270px|Track Layout 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.

Lines

Owari-Ichinomiya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 383.1km (238miles) west 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

Station history

The station opened on 1 May 1886 as .[1] It was renamed to 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.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Owari-Ichinomiya Station was assigned station number CA72.[2] [3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 26,809 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 21. 4-533-00503-9.
  2. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  4. Web site: https://www.pref.aichi.jp/soshiki/toukei/0000079654.html. ja:第10章 運輸・情報通信 (平成30年度刊愛知県統計年鑑). 2018. Nagoya Prefecture. Japan. ja. 5 September 2019.