Mikawa-Anjō Station
CA55 Mikawa-Anjō Station 三河安城駅 | |||||||||||
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 Mikawa-Anjō Station, August 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-17-1 Mikawa-Anjō, Anjō-shi, Aichi-ken 446-0058 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°58′08″N 137°03′38″E / 34.968967°N 137.060669°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Central | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 336.3 km (209.0 mi) from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 side platforms (2 Shinkansen) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 (4 Shinkansen) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated (Shinkansen), At grade (conventional) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CA55 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 March 1988 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 7,186 daily | ||||||||||
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Mikawa-Anjō Station (三河安城駅, Mikawa-Anjō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Lines
[edit]Mikawa-Anjō Station is served by the Tokaido Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 336.3 kilometres (209.0 mi) from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Although this is a Tokaido Shinkansen station, all Tōkaidō Main Line express trains skip this station and stop at Anjo Station instead.
Station layout
[edit]The station has four opposed side platforms serving a total of four tracks. The Shinkansen platforms are located on passing loop tracks, allowing faster trains to pass on the two central tracks. The Shinkansen tracks are elevated, and the Tōkaidō line tracks cross underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen | for Nagoya and Shin-Ōsaka |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen | for Shizuoka and Tokyo |
| 3 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Ōbu and Nagoya |
| 4 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Okazaki and Toyohashi |
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The Shinkansen platforms, October 2022
Adjacent stations
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| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Anjō | Local | Higashi-Kariya | ||
| Semi Rapid Rapid New Rapid Special Rapid Home Liner: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Station history
[edit]When the Tokaido Shinkansen opened, the distance between Toyohashi Station and Nagoya Station was the second-longest on the route of the line. In 1969, the mayors of Okazaki, Toyota, Anjō, Gamagōri, Nishio, Hekinan, Isshiki, Kira, Kōta, Hazu, Nukata, and Otowa submitted the petition of establishing Kokuteikōen-Mikawa Station (国定公園三河駅, Kokuteikōen-Mikawa-eki) in Kota.[citation needed]
These cities and towns formed the "Alliance for Mikawa Station". Kōta town subsequently recommended Ashinoya near Kōda Station. Okazaki city recommended Shōna-chō, Okazaki, Anjō city recommended Furui-chō near Hekikai Furui Station, and Nihongi-chō where the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line intersect as possible candidate locations. The alliance entrusted the decision to the Aichi prefectural government. On January 5, 1984, the prefectural government decided to build the station in Nihongi, Anjō. Construction work started on July 29, 1985, and the station was opened on March 13, 1988.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Mikawa-Anjō Station was assigned station number CA55.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 7,186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Sugi Pharmaceuticals tea office
- Tosho head office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "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]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 運輸・通信 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Anjo City. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
External links
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Media related to Mikawa-Anjo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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