Kariyashi Station

Kariyashi Station
刈谷市駅

Kariyashi Station
Location Hirokoji, Kariya, Aichi
(愛知県刈谷市広小路)
Japan
Operated by Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Meitetsu Mikawa Line
History
Opened 1914
Previous names Kariyamachi (until 1952)
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 4,895 daily

Kariyashi Station (刈谷市駅 Kariyashi-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu on the Mikawa Line, located in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture Japan. It is located 5.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Mikawa Line at Chiryū Station.

History

Kariyashi Station was opened on February 5, 1914, as a Kariyamachi Station (刈谷町駅 Kariyamachi-eki) on the privately owned Mikawa Railway Company. The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1952. The tracks were elevated and the station building rebuilt in 1980.

Lines

Layout

Kariyashi Station has a single elevated island platform, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1  Mikawa Line For Kariya and Chiryū
2  Mikawa Line For Mikawa Takahama and Hekinan

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad
Mikawa Line
Kariya - Ogakie
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Coordinates: 34°59′05″N 136°59′38″E / 34.9846°N 136.9938°E / 34.9846; 136.9938


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