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Meitetsu Gifu Station

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Location
  
Gifu, Gifu Japan

Previous names
  
Shin-Gifu (until 2005)

Address
  
Japan

Operated by
  
Nagoya Railroad

Passengers (2013)
  
35,447 daily

Opened
  
1911

Meitetsu Gifu Station

Line(s)
  
Nagoya Line Takehana Line Hashima Line Kakamigahara Line

Similar
  
Gifu Station, Tagami Station, Meitetsu Nagoya Station, Kanō Station, Nishi‑Gifu Station

Meitetsu Gifu Station (名鉄岐阜駅, Meitetsu Gifu-eki) is the main terminal of Nagoya Railroad in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two major railway stations of the city along with JR Gifu Station.

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The station was renamed from Shin-Gifu Station (新岐阜駅, Shin-Gifu-eki) on January 29, 2005 when the new Rapid Limited Express service to Chūbu Centrair International Airport was introduced.

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History

The rail line originally opened on February 11, 1911, as the Nagazumi-cho Station; at the time, it was operated by the Mino Electric Railroad, Co. On December 26, 1914, Shin-Gifu Station (the present-day station) on the Mino Electric Railroad's Kasamatsu Line (present day Nagoya Line) began operations. Service was again expanded on December 28, 1928 when the Kakamigahara Railroad (present day Kakamigahara Line) began operating from the Nagazumi-cho Station.

  • April 18, 1948: Shin-Gifu Station of the Meigi Line (present day Nagoya Line) merged with Nagazumi-cho Station of the Kakamigahara Line. The Nagazumi-cho Station was renamed the Shin-Gifu Eki-mae Station as part of the Inner Gifu City Line.
  • June 25, 1970: The Kanda Line opened, allowing trains from the Mino-machi Line to run on it.
  • 1988: Platforms for Tracks 3 and 4 were extended, increasing their capacity from four to eight cars.
  • January 1, 2005: The station was renamed Meitetsu Gifu Station.
  • April 1, 2005: Track 7 and the Shin-Gifu Eki-mae Station were closed.
  • June 24, 2006: Dismantling of the former Shin Gifu Department Store and construction of the new station entrance began.
  • July 14, 2007: The new entrance to the station was completed.

    • Lines

  • Tracks 1—4
  • Nagoya Line, Takehana Line and Hashima Line
  • Tracks 5—6
  • Kakamigahara Line and Inuyama Line

    • Adjacent stations

    Nagoya Main Line
  • Rapid Limited Express, Limited Express
  • Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station — Kasamatsu Station (some trains only) — Meitetsu Gifu Station
  • Rapid Express, Express, Semi-Express
  • Kasamatsu Station — Meitetsu Gifu Station
  • Local
  • Kanō Station — Meitetsu Gifu Station
    • Kakamigahara Line
  • Rapid Express, Express, Semi-Express
  • Meitetsu Gifu Station — Tagami Station (some Semi-Express trains only) — Kiridōshi Station
  • Local
  • Meitetsu Gifu Station — Tagami Station

    • References

    Meitetsu Gifu Station Wikipedia
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