:Anjō Station

{{short description|Railway station in Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRCSN|CA|54|size=50}}
Anjō Station

| native_name = 安城駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Anjō Station-Building.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Anjō Station in 2019

| other_name =

| style = JR Central

| address = Miyuki-Honmachi 1-1, Anjō-shi, Aichi-ken 446-0032{{cite web |url=http://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/tokai/anjo/index.html |script-title=ja:安城駅 |trans-title=Anjō Station |publisher=JR Central |language=ja |access-date=3 December 2010}}

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|34.9602|N|137.0872|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR Central

| line = 18px Tokaido Main Line

| distance = 333.7 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 1 island + 2 side platforms

| connections =

| structure =

| code = CA54

| status = Staffed

| website = {{Official|1=https://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/tokai/anjo/index.html}}

| opened = 16 June 1891

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 21,126 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://company.jr-central.co.jp/others/barrier-free/_pdf/2023-02.pdf |publisher=JR Central |language=ja |access-date=17 March 2025}}

| pass_year = 2023–2024

| map_type = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Anjō Station

}}

file:JR-Anjo-station-platform.jpg

{{nihongo|Anjō Station|安城駅|Anjō-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Anjō Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 333.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has an island platform and two side platforms serving four tracks connected by a footbridge; however, only tracks 2 and 3 on the island platform are in normal operations. Track 1 is used for chartered and peak hour services, and use of track four was completely discontinued in 2010. The elevated station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

=Platforms=

file:Rail Tracks map Anjo Station.svg

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=orange|dir=for {{STN|Nagoya|x}}, {{STN|Ōgaki|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=orange|dir=for {{STN|Okazaki|x}}, {{STN|Toyohashi|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=orange|dir=for Okazaki, Toyohashi}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=orange|dir=not in service}}

Adjacent stations

!colspan=5|Central Japan Railway Company

{{J-rserv|service=Special Rapid|previous={{STN|Okazaki|x}}|next={{STN|Kariya|x}}|col=red}}

{{J-rserv|service=New Rapid|previous=Okazaki|next=Kariya|col=orange}}

{{J-rserv|service=Sectional Rapid|previous=Okazaki|next=Kariya|col=blue}}

{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Nishi-Okazaki|x}}|next={{STN|Mikawa-Anjō|x}}|col=black}}

Station history

Anjō Station was opened 16 June 1891 when the section of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) line connecting Okazaki with Kariya was completed. This line was named Tōkaidō Line in 1895, and the Tōkaidō Main Line in 1909. An all-freight spur line operated by the privately held Hekinan Electric Railway connected Anjō to Hekinan in 1939 and began passenger operations from March 1951, but was discontinued in 1961. In October 1980, the JNR discontinued all freight services to Anjō Station. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. At that time, an additional side platform was constructed.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Anjō Station was assigned station number CA54.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します |trans-title=Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations |url=https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=jr-central.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 |trans-title=JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines |url=https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 11,619 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url= https://www.city.anjo.aichi.jp/shisei/tokei/documents/08unyutsushin18.pdf|script-title= ja:運輸・通信|year= 2019|publisher= Anjo City|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190922143123/https://www.city.anjo.aichi.jp/shisei/tokei/documents/08unyutsushin18.pdf|archive-date= 22 September 2019|access-date= 5 September 2019|url-status= dead}}