Gifu Station

CA74 CG00 Gifu Station 岐阜駅
Gifu Station in September 2017
General information
Location	Hashimoto 1-chome, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture 500-8856 Japan
Coordinates	35°24′34″N 136°45′23″E / 35.409514°N 136.75652°E / 35.409514; 136.75652
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line Takayama Line
Distance	396.3 km (246.2 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	6
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	CA74 CG00
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 January 1887; 137 years ago (1887-01-21)
Previous names	Kanō (until 1888)
Passengers
FY2019	32,121 daily
Location Gifu Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Show map of Gifu Prefecture Gifu Station Gifu Station (Central Japan) Show map of Central Japan Gifu Station Gifu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Gifu Station (岐阜駅, Gifu-eki) is a railway station in the heart of the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Gifu Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 396.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also the terminal station for the Takayama Main Line. Along with Nishi-Gifu Station and Nagamori Station, it is one of the three JR Central stations in the city of Gifu.

The station consists of three elevated island platforms serving six tracks for the Tōkaidō Main Line and Takayama Main Line, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

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The station first opened on January 21, 1887, named Kanō Station (加納駅) and was primarily used for the transport of goods. On December 15, 1888, it became a passenger rail station, at which point its name was changed to Gifu Station. On July 22, 1913, the former Aichi Station building, which closed in 1909, was moved to the area that is now the south side of Gifu Station. This station was used until it was burned to the ground during the firebombings of Gifu City in 1945. On April 1, 1987, it became part of JR Central. On November 1, 1986, construction of the elevated rail lines began, with construction ending on March 2, 1996. The station was extensively remodelled in 2008.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central as well as the Takayama Main Line in March 2018; Gifu Station was assigned station number CA74 for the Tōkaidō Main Line and CG00 for the Takayama Main Line.^[2][3]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 31,742 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

• Meitetsu Gifu Station
• National Route 157

On the north side of JR Gifu Station are bus boarding platforms for all of the bus lines belonging to Gifu Bus, Co., Ltd. There are 15 bus boarding platforms in all, with 12 serving bus lines to different parts of Gifu and its surrounding municipalities. The first two platforms are only for alighting and the last one is currently not being used.^[5]

• List of railway stations in Japan

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gifu Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)