Gifu Station

Gifu Station 岐阜駅
Gifu Station
Location	Gifu, Gifu Japan
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Takayama Main Line Tōkaidō Main Line
History
Opened	1887
Previous names	Kanō (until 1888)

JR Gifu Station seen from Gifu City Tower 43

Gifu Station (岐阜駅 Gifu-eki) is a railway station in the heart of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and is located. Along with Meitetsu Gifu Station, it is one of the two main rail stations in Gifu City.

Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks for the Tōkaidō Main Line and Takayama Main Line.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Nagoya and Okazaki (including limited express Shirasagi for Nagoya) limited express Shinano 9 from Osaka for Nagano extra rapid Moonlight Nagara for Tokyo
2	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Nagoya and Okazaki (including limited express Hida for Nagoya)
3	■ Takayama Line	for Mino-Ōta and Takayama
	■ Tōkaidō Line	for Nagoya and Okazaki (partly)
4	■ Takayama Line	for Mino-Ōta and Takayama limited express Hida for Mino-Ōta, Takayama and Toyama via the Takayama Line
	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	starting for Nagoya and Okazaki for Ōgaki and Maibara limited express Hida 36 for Ōsaka
5	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Ōgaki and Maibara starting for Nagoya and Okazaki
6	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Ōgaki and Maibara

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōkaidō Main Line
Kisogawa		Local	Nishi-Gifu
Owari-Ichinomiya		Semi Rapid Rapid New Rapid Special Rapid	Nishi-Gifu
Owari-Ichinomiya		Home Liner	Hozumi
Takayama Main Line
Terminus		Local	Nagamori

History

Gifu Station circa 1919

The station first opened on January 21, 1887, when it was called 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 November 1, 1986, construction of the elevated rail lines began, with construction ending on March 2, 1996.

Currently, the north side of the station is undergoing extensive redevelopment. This redevelopment includes new bus boarding platforms, a new taxi boarding area, area beautification, walkways leading directly to the second floor of the station, and many other features. Construction is expected to be completed in August 2008.

Bus boarding platforms

On the north side of JR Gifu Station, there 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.^[2]

References

1. JR Central Gifu Station information. JR Central. Accessed December 5, 2007. Archived November 17, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. Gifu Bus Platform Guide. Gifu Bus., Co., Ltd. Accessed December 5, 2007.

Coordinates: 35°24′34″N 136°45′23″E / 35.409514°N 136.75652°E