Kariya Station
Railway station in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
title: "Kariya Station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["railway-stations-in-japan-opened-in-1888", "tōkaidō-main-line", "stations-of-central-japan-railway-company", "stations-of-nagoya-railroad", "railway-stations-in-kariya,-aichi"] description: "Railway station in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kariya_Station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Railway station in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | [[File:MSN-MU02.svg |
| Kariya Station | |
| native_name | 刈谷駅 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| image | Kariya-Station-North-003.jpg |
| caption | Kariya Station at May 2023 |
| address | 1-55 Sakuramachi, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-0028 |
| country | Japan |
| coordinates | |
| operator | {{Plainlist |
| line | {{Plainlist |
| distance | 341.6 kilometers from |
| platforms | 3 island platforms |
| code | CA58 |
| status | Staffed |
| website | {{Plainlist |
| *{{Official | 1 |
| *{{Official | 1 |
| opened | September 1, 1888 |
| passengers | {{plainlist |
| *56,296 daily (JR)<ref name | "ridership jr central 2023" |
| *23,364 daily (Meitetsu)<ref name | "ridership meitetsu 2023"}} |
| pass_year | 2023–2024 |
| map_type | Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan |
| map_dot_label | Kariya Station |
| services | {{adjstn |
| left1 | Shigehara |
| system2 | JR Central |
| left2 | Kanayama |
| left3 | Ōbu |
| left4 | Noda-Shinmachi |
| :: |
| name = [[File:MSN-MU02.svg|50px]] Kariya Station | native_name = 刈谷駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = Kariya-Station-North-003.jpg | alt = | caption = Kariya Station at May 2023 | other_name = | address = 1-55 Sakuramachi, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-0028 | country = Japan | coordinates = | operator = {{Plainlist|
- [[File:JR logo (central).svg|20px]] JR Central
- [[File:Meitetsu logomark 2.svg|20px]] Meitetsu | line = {{Plainlist|
- [[File:JR Central Tokaido Line.svg|18px]] Tokaido Main Line
- Meitetsu Mikawa Line | distance = 341.6 kilometers from | platforms = 3 island platforms | connections = | structure = | code = CA58 | status = Staffed | website = {{Plainlist|
- JR
- Meitetsu | opened = September 1, 1888 | closed = | former = | passengers = {{plainlist|
- 56,296 daily (JR)
- 23,364 daily (Meitetsu)}} | pass_year = 2023–2024 | map_type = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Kariya Station | services = {{adjstn|system1=Meitetsu|line1=Mikawa|type1=MU |left1=Shigehara|note-left1=[[File:MSN-MU01.svg|25px|alt=MU01]]|right1=Kariyashi|note-right1=[[File:MSN-MU03.svg|25px|alt=MU03]] |system2=JR Central|line2=Tokaido |left2=Kanayama|type2=|right2=Anjō |left3=Ōbu|type3=|right3=Anjō |left4=Noda-Shinmachi|type4=|right4=Aizuma Kariya Station 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.
Overview
Kariya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 346.1 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and is 25.2 km from the terminus of that line at Sanage Station and 3.6 km from Chiryū.
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Kariya_Station_1921.JPG" caption="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. 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.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Kariya Station was assigned station number CA58.
Station layout
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Rail_Tracks_map_Kariya_Station.svg" caption="Kariya Station track diagram.
Black: JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line
Red: Meitetsu Mikawa Line"]
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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.
Meitetsu
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/MT-KariyaStation-Platform.jpg" caption="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.
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).
References
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .
References
- . (2024). ["移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）"](https://company.jr-central.co.jp/others/barrier-free/_pdf/2023-02.pdf). *JR Central*.
- . (2024). ["移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）"](https://www.meitetsu.co.jp/profile/barrier-free/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2024/07/09/r5_torikumihokoku_1.pdf). *Nagoya Railroad*.
- (13 December 2017). "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します".
- (14 December 2017). "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入".
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