 Chiryū Station 知立駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sakae 2-60, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-0037 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′22″N137°02′25″E / 35.0059738°N 137.0403457°E /35.0059738; 137.0403457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 41.3 kilometers fromToyohashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | NH19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1959; 66 years ago (1959-04-01) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 33,102 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chiryū Station (知立駅,Chiryū-eki) is arailway station in the city ofChiryū, Aichi,Japan, operated byMeitetsu.
Chiryū Station is served by both theMikawa Line and theNagoya Main Line. It is 41.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Nagoya Line atToyohashi Station and is aterminus of the 39.8 km (24.7 mi) Mikawa Line.
The station has fourisland platforms and eight tracks, and consists of three floors connected byfootbridges. The station is staffed on the north side.
| 2 | ■ Mikawa Line | ForToyotashi andSanage |
| 3 | ■ Mikawa Line | For Toyotashi and Sanage |
| ■ Mikawa Line | ForKariya andHekinan | |
| 4 | ■ Mikawa Line | For Kariya and Hekinan |
| 5 | ■ Nagoya Main Line | ForKanayama andMeitetsu Nagoya |
| 8 | ■ Nagoya Main Line | ForHigashi Okazaki,Toyohashi, andNishio |
Platform 8 is located on Floor 2 while others are all on Floor 1.
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The predecessor to Chiryū Station was opened on 1 April 1923, asShin Chiryū Station (新知立駅,Shin-Chiryū-eki) on the privately owned Aichi Electric Railway Company, but soon merged with nearbyChiryū Station (知立駅,Chiryū-eki) on the Mikawa Railway later that year. The Aichi Electric Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on 1 August 1935, becoming theMeitetsu Nagoya Main Line, and the Mikawa Railway on 1 June 1941. Shin Chryū Station merged with the Chiryū Station (Main Line Side).
A new station was completed on 1 April 1959, and named Chiryū Station, with the former Chiryū Station becomingHigashi Chiryū Station (東知立駅,Higashi-Chiryū-eki) (Main Line Side) andMikawa Chiryū Station (三河知立駅,Mikawa-Chiryū-eki) (Mikawa Line Side).
Construction of a new elevated station has been in progress since 2015.[1] Originally scheduled for a 2023 completion, the completion date has been pushed back to 2031[2] while the price of the project has increased to approximately¥100 billion (2021) (US$907 million)[2] from its original cost of¥61 billion (US$556 million).[1] The tracks for each of the lines will gradually be moved to the new station structure further north on the Nagoya Main Line by approximately 20 metres (66 ft).[1] When completed, the station will compose of three levels with the platforms on the Nagoya Main Line on the 2nd level and the platforms for the Mikawa Line on the top level.[1]
The first tracks that were moved to the new facilities were the southbound tracks on the Nagoya Main Line (previously serving platform 6), which were reassigned to platform 8 on the new elevated level on 21 March 2023.[3] The northbound Nagoya Main Line tracks are to follow in 2026, the Mikawa Line tracks in 2027, all railway tracks are scheduled to be removed from the ground in 2030. And the entire construction project is to be completed in 2031.[2]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 33,102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
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