Ginan Station

Ginan Station (岐南駅, Ginan-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Ginan, Hashima District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.^[1]

Ginan Station 岐南駅
Ginan Station, September 2009
General information
Location	4 Chome Shimoinjiki, Ginan-chō, Hashima-gun, Gifu-ken 501-6018 Japan
Coordinates	35.3895°N 136.7689°E / 35.3895; 136.7689
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Distance	91.5 km from Toyohashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	NH57
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	2 June 1914
Previous names	Sakaigawa (to 1980)
Passengers
FY2013	1667
Services
Preceding station Meitetsu Following station Kasamatsu towards Toyohashi Nagoya Main Line Local Chajo towards Meitetsu Gifu
Location Ginan Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Show map of Gifu Prefecture Ginan Station Ginan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Ginan Station is a station on the Nagoya Main Line, and is located 96.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi.

Station layout

track layout

Ginan Station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underpass. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu-Gifu
2	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya, Meitetsu-Nagoya, and Shin-Hashima

History

Ginan Station opened on 2 June 1914 as Sakaigawai Station (境川駅). It was renamed Ginan Station on 20 September 1980.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 21

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan