Higashi-Kariya Station

Higashi-Kariya Station (東刈谷駅, Higashi-Kariya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

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Higashi-Kariya Station

東刈谷駅
Higashi-Kariya Station North Exit, March 2009
General information
Location1-35 Higashikariya-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-080
Japan
Coordinates34°58′39″N 137°02′37″E / 34.9776°N 137.0436°E / 34.9776; 137.0436
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tokaido Main Line
Distance338.1 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA56
History
OpenedDecember 24, 1966
Passengers
FY20175468 daily
Location
Higashi-Kariya Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Higashi-Kariya Station
Higashi-Kariya Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Higashi-Kariya Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Kariya Station
Higashi-Kariya Station
Higashi-Kariya Station (Japan)
Higashi-Kariya Station platforms

Lines

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Higashi-Kariya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 338.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Tōkaidō Main Line For Okazaki and Toyohashi
2  Tōkaidō Main Line For Nagoya and Ōgaki

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Tōkaidō Main Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
New Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Sectional Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Mikawa-Anjō   Local   Noda-Shinmachi

Station history

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Higashi-Kariya Station opened on December 24, 1966 as a passenger station of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization and dissolution of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company.[citation needed]

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Higashi-Kariya Station was assigned station number CA56.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5468 passengers daily.[citation needed]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
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