Tokishi Station (Gifu)

Tokishi Station (土岐市駅, Tokishi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

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Tokishi Station

土岐市駅
Tokishi Station in 2021
General information
Location572-3 Izumi-cho, Kujiri, Toki-shi, Gifu-ken 509-5142
Japan
Coordinates35°21′35″N 137°10′55″E / 35.3597°N 137.182°E / 35.3597; 137.182
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance353.7 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeCF13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 December 1902; 121 years ago (1902-12-21)
Previous namesTokitsu (to 1965)
Passengers
FY20165354 daily
Location
Tokishi Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Tokishi Station
Tokishi Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Tokishi Station is located in Japan
Tokishi Station
Tokishi Station
Tokishi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Tokishi Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 353.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 43.2 kilometers from Nagoya.

Layout

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The station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1, 2  Chūō Main Line For Tajimi and Nagoya
3  Chūō Main Line For Nakatsugawa and Nagano

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR Central
Chūō Main Line
Mizunami   Home Liner   Tajimi
Mizunami   Central Liner   Tajimi
Mizunami   Rapid   Tajimi
Mizunami   Local   Tajimi

History

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Tokishi Station was opened on 21 December 1902 as Tokitsu Station (土岐津駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 July 1965. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Former connecting lines

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Until 1972, the Tono Railway Dachi Line [ja] ran a line from this station to Higashi-dachi Station.[1] The line was formally closed in 1974 after failed attempts to repair a bridge on the line that had washed out two years prior.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5354 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Toki City Hall

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Shimizu, Kaname. "ローカル線の一番の敵は自然災害!? 息の根を止められた路線と運転再開を果たせた路線" [Natural disasters are the biggest enemy of local train lines! Lines that were shut down and lines that were able to resume operation]. Yahoo! News JAPAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ 岐阜県統計書(平成28年) [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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