Gifu Station

{{short description|Railway station in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRCSN|CA|74|50}} {{JRCSN|CG|00|50}}
Gifu Station

| native_name = 岐阜駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| style = JR Central

| image = Gifu Station, ekisha.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Gifu Station in September 2017

| other_name =

| address = Hashimoto 1-chome, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture 500-8856

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.409514|136.75652|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}

| operator = {{ric|JR Central|name=y}}

| line = {{Plainlist|

{{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}}
{{ric|JR Central|Takayama|name=y}}

}}

| distance = {{cvt|396.3|km}} from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 3 island platforms

| tracks = 6

| connections =

| structure =

| code = {{Hlist|CA74|CG00}}

| website = {{official|1=http://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/tokai/gifu/index.html}}

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

| opened = {{start date and age|1887|01|21|df=y}}

| rebuilt =

| closed =

| former = Kanō (until 1888)

| passengers = 56,753 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 Gifu Prefecture#Japan Kanto Chubu Kansai#Japan

| map_dot_label = Gifu Station

}}

File:Gifu Station.JPG

{{nihongo|Gifu Station|岐阜駅|Gifu-eki}} is a railway station in the heart of the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Gifu Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 396.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at {{STN|Tokyo|x}}. It is also the terminal station for the Takayama Main Line. Along with Nishi-Gifu Station and Nagamori Station, it is one of the three JR Central stations in the city of Gifu.

Station layout

The station consists of three elevated island platforms serving six tracks for the Tōkaidō Main Line and Takayama Main Line, with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[http://jr-central.co.jp/services.nsf/station_map/gifu JR Central Gifu Station information]. JR Central. Accessed December 5, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117211751/http://jr-central.co.jp/services.nsf/station_map/gifu |date= November 17, 2007 }}

=Platforms=

File:Rail Tracks map JR-C Gifu Station.svg

{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|name=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=#f77321|dir=for {{STN|Nagoya|x}} and {{STN|Okazaki|x}} (including limited express Shirasagi for Nagoya)
extra rapid Moonlight Nagara for {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=#f77321|dir=for {{STN|Nagoya|x}} and {{STN|Okazaki|x}} (including limited express Hida for Nagoya)}}

{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=3|span=2|linename=Takayama Main Line|lineindex=Takayama Line|linecol=#f77321|dir=for {{STN|Mino-Ōta|x}}, {{STN|Gero|x}} and {{STN|Takayama|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=#f77321|dir=for Nagoya and Okazaki (partly)}}

{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=4|span=2|linename=Takayama Main Line|lineindex=Takayama Line|linecol=#f77321|dir=for {{STN|Mino-Ōta|x}} and {{STN|Takayama|x}}
limited express Hida for {{STN|Mino-Ōta|x}}, {{STN|Takayama|x}} and {{STN|Toyama|x}} via the Takayama Line}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=#f77321|dir=starting for Nagoya and Okazaki
for Ōgaki and Maibara
limited express Hida 36 for {{STN|Ōsaka|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=5|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=#f77321|dir=for {{STN|Ōgaki|x}} and {{STN|Maibara|x}}
starting for Nagoya and Okazaki}}

{{ja-rail-line|first=3|pfn=6|nidx=Tōkaidō Main Line|linecol=#f77321|dir=for {{STN|Ōgaki|x}} and {{STN|Maibara|x}}}}

Adjacent stations

{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Kisogawa|x}}|next={{STN|Nishi-Gifu|x}}|service=Local|col=gray}}

{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Owari-Ichinomiya|x}}|next={{STN|Nishi-Gifu|x}}|service=Semi Rapid
Rapid
New Rapid
Special Rapid|col=orange}}

{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Owari-Ichinomiya|x}}|next={{STN|Hozumi|x}}|service=Home Liner|col=#f60}}

{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Owari-Ichinomiya|x}} or {{STN|Nagoya|x}} or Takayama Main Line|next=Takayama Main Line or {{STN|Ogaki|x}}|service=Limited Express Hida|col=red}}

{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express Shirasagi|previous={{STN|Owari-Ichinomiya|x}}|next={{STN|Ogaki|x}}|col=red}}

{{j-rserv|next={{STN|Nagamori|x}}|service=Local|col=gray}}

{{j-rserv|previous=Tōkaidō Main Line|next={{STN|Unuma|x}} or {{STN|Mino-Ōta|x}}|service=Limited Express Hida|col=red}}

History

File:Old Gifu Station1919.jpg

The station first opened on January 21, 1887, named {{Nihongo|Kanō Station|加納駅}} and was primarily used for the transport of goods. On December 15, 1888, it became a passenger rail station, at which point its name was changed to Gifu Station. On July 22, 1913, the former Aichi Station building, which closed in 1909, was moved to the area that is now the south side of Gifu Station. This station was used until it was burned to the ground during the firebombings of Gifu City in 1945. On April 1, 1987, it became part of JR Central. On November 1, 1986, construction of the elevated rail lines began, with construction ending on March 2, 1996. The station was extensively remodelled in 2008.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central as well as the Takayama Main Line in March 2018; Gifu Station was assigned station number CA74 for the Tōkaidō Main Line and CG00 for the Takayama Main Line.{{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 2016, the station was used by an average of 31,742 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url= http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei/tokei/tokei-joho/11111/tokeisyo-youran/gifuken-tokeisho/H28.data/H28-11unyutuusin.pdf|script-title= ja: 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年）|trans-title= Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)|year= 2017|publisher= Gifu Prefecture|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 October 2017|archive-date= 26 October 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171026002907/http://www.pref.gifu.lg.jp/kensei/tokei/tokei-joho/11111/tokeisyo-youran/gifuken-tokeisho/H28.data/H28-11unyutuusin.pdf|url-status= dead}}

Surrounding area

Meitetsu Gifu Station
{{jct|country=JPN|Route|157}}

Bus services

On the north side of JR Gifu Station are bus boarding platforms for all of the bus lines belonging to Gifu Bus, Co., Ltd. There are 15 bus boarding platforms in all, with 12 serving bus lines to different parts of Gifu and its surrounding municipalities. The first two platforms are only for alighting and the last one is currently not being used.[http://www.gifubus.co.jp/noriai/index.html Gifu Bus Platform Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914103439/http://www.gifubus.co.jp/noriai/index.html |date=2008-09-14 }}. Gifu Bus., Co., Ltd. Accessed December 5, 2007.