Kariya Station

Kariya Station (刈谷駅, Kariya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the private railway operator Meitetsu.

CA58 Kariya Station 刈谷駅
Kariya Station at May 2023
General information
Location	1-55 Sakuramachi, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-0028 Japan
Coordinates	34.9911736°N 137.0088887°E / 34.9911736; 137.0088887
Operated by	JR Central Meitetsu
Line(s)	Tokaido Main Line ■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Distance	341.6 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	3 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CA58
Website	Official website JR Official website Meitetsu
History
Opened	September 1, 1888
Passengers
2023–2024	56,296 daily (JR)[1] 23,364 daily (Meitetsu)[2]
Services
Preceding station Meitetsu Following station Shigehara towards Chiryū Mikawa Line Chiryū–Hekinan Kariyashi towards Hekinan Preceding station JR Central Following station Kanayama towards Maibara Tōkaidō Main Line Special Rapid Anjō towards Atami Ōbu towards Maibara Tōkaidō Main Line New Rapid Rapid Semi Rapid Noda-Shinmachi towards Maibara Tōkaidō Main Line Local Aizuma towards Atami
Location Kariya Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Kariya Station Kariya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Overview

Kariya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 346.1 km (215.1 mi) from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and is 25.2 km (15.7 mi) from the terminus of that line at Sanage Station and 3.6 km (2.2 mi) from Chiryū.

History

Kariya Station circa 1921

Kariya Station opened on September 1, 1888, when the section of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. This line was named the Tōkaidō Line in 1895 and the Tōkaidō Main Line in 1909. On February 5, 1914, the privately owned Mikawa Railway built a station for the Mikawa Line adjacent to this station, and named it Kariya-shin Station (刈谷新駅). The two stations were merged on February 10, 1927. The Mikawa Railway became part of Meitetsu in 1941, and the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. All freight operations were shifted to the nearby Kariya Container Center in 1986. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.^{[citation needed]}

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Kariya Station was assigned station number CA58.^[3][4]

Station layout

Kariya Station track diagram.
Black: JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line
Red: Meitetsu Mikawa Line

JR

The JR station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath, The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

1-2	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Okazaki and Toyohashi
3-4	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Ōbu and Nagoya

Meitetsu

The Meitetsu platform

The Meitetsu station consists of a single ground-level island platform connected to the JR portion of the station by a footbridge. The station has automatic turnstiles for manaca, and is staffed.

1	■ Mikawa Line	for Chiryū
2	■ Mikawa Line	for Mikawa Takahama and Hekinan

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 35,077 passengers daily (arriving passengers only) and the Meitetsu portion of the station was used by 27,483 passengers (daily).^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan