Chiryū Station
Railway station in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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::summary Railway station in Aichi Prefecture, Japan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | [[File:MSN-NH19.svg |
| Chiryū Station | |
| native_name | 知立駅 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| image | MT-Chiryū Station 2023-2.jpg |
| caption | Station Building |
| address | Sakae 2-60, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-0037 |
| country | Japan |
| coordinates | |
| operator | [[File:Meitetsu logomark 2.svg |
| line | {{Plainlist |
| distance | 41.3 kilometers from |
| platforms | 4 island platforms |
| structure | Elevated |
| code | NH19 |
| accessible | Yes |
| status | Staffed |
| website | |
| opened | |
| passengers | 33,102 daily |
| pass_year | FY2017 |
| map_type | Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan |
| map_dot_label | Chiryū Station |
| services | {{adjstn |
| left1 | Higashi Okazaki |
| left2 | Shin Anjō |
| left3 | Shin Anjō |
| to-left4 | Ina |
| to-left5 | Ina |
| line6 | Mikawa |
| type6 | MU |
| type7 | MY |
| :: |
| name = [[File:MSN-NH19.svg|50px]] Chiryū Station | native_name = 知立駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = MT-Chiryū Station 2023-2.jpg | alt = | caption = Station Building | other_name = | address = Sakae 2-60, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-0037 | country = Japan | coordinates = | operator = [[File:Meitetsu logomark 2.svg|20px]] Meitetsu | line = {{Plainlist|
- Meitetsu Nagoya Line
- Meitetsu Mikawa Line | distance = 41.3 kilometers from | platforms = 4 island platforms | connections = | structure = Elevated | code = NH19 | accessible = Yes | status = Staffed | website = | opened = | closed = | former = | passengers = 33,102 daily | pass_year = FY2017 | map_type = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Chiryū Station | services = {{adjstn|system=Meitetsu|line1=Nagoya |left1=Higashi Okazaki|note-left1=[[File:MSN-NH13.svg|25px|alt=NH13]]|type1=|right1=Jingū-mae|note-right1=[[File:MSN-NH33.svg|25px|alt=NH33]] |left2=Shin Anjō|note-left2=[[File:MSN-NH17.svg|25px|alt=NH17]]|type2=|right2=Jingū-mae|note-right2=[[File:MSN-NH33.svg|25px|alt=NH33]] |left3=Shin Anjō|note-left3=[[File:MSN-NH17.svg|25px|alt=NH17]]|type3=|right3=Zengo|note-right3=[[File:MSN-NH23.svg|25px|alt=NH23]] |to-left4=Ina|left4=Shin Anjō|note-left4=[[File:MSN-NH17.svg|25px|alt=NH17]]|type4=|right4=Toyoake|note-right4=[[File:MSN-NH22.svg|25px|alt=NH22]] |to-left5=Ina|left5=Ushida|note-left5=[[File:MSN-NH18.svg|25px|alt=NH18]]|type5=|right5=Hitotsugi|note-right5=[[File:MSN-NH20.svg|25px|alt=NH20]] |line6=Mikawa |type6=MU|right6=Shigehara|note-right6=[[File:MSN-MU01.svg|25px|alt=MU01]] |type7=MY|left7=Mikawa Chiryū|note-left7=[[File:MSN-MY01.svg|25px|alt=MY01]] right|thumb|270px|Platforms Chiryū Station is a railway station in the city of Chiryū, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
Chiryū Station is served by both the Mikawa Line and the Nagoya Main Line. It is 41.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Nagoya Line at Toyohashi Station and is a terminus of the 39.8 km Mikawa Line.
Station layout
The station has four island platforms and eight tracks, and consists of three floors connected by footbridges. The station is staffed on the north side.
Platforms
Platform 8 is located on Floor 2 while others are all on Floor 1.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Rail_Tracks_map_Meitetsu_Chiryū_(III)_Station.svg" caption="Track layout (2009, no longer current)"] ::
History
The predecessor to Chiryū Station was opened on 1 April 1923, as Shin Chiryū Station on the privately owned Aichi Electric Railway Company, but soon merged with nearby Chiryū Station on the Mikawa Railway later that year. The Aichi Electric Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on 1 August 1935, becoming the Meitetsu 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 becoming Higashi Chiryū Station (Main Line Side) and Mikawa Chiryū Station (Mikawa Line Side).
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Changes_of_the_Station_in_the_Chiryū_Area.svg" caption="Overview of track alignments surrounding Chiryū Station"] ::
Future plans
Construction of a new elevated station has been in progress since 2015. Originally scheduled for a 2023 completion, the completion date has been pushed back to 2031 while the price of the project has increased to approximately from its original cost of . 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 m. 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.
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. 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. The entire construction project is to be completed in 2031.
File:MT-Elevation Construction of Chiryū Station 4.jpg|Construction work as of 2020 File:MT-Elevation Construction of Chiryū Station 6.jpg|Overview of the construction site in 2021 File:MT-Chiryū Station-Temporary Overpass.jpg|Temporary facilities seen in 2018
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 33,102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Chiryū Elementary School
- Chiryū Jinja
- Japan National Route 1
References
References
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- "名鉄知立駅周辺の高架化、3年延びて31年度完了予定 事業費は約200億円増：中日新聞Web".
- (14 December 2022). "名鉄，名古屋本線 知立駅付近の上り線を3月21日から高架線に切り替え".
- link. (2019). Anjo City
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