Kasamatsu Station (笠松駅, Kasamatsu-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Kasamatsu, Hashima District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.
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Location | 1 Nishikonchi-machi, Kasamatsu-cho, Hashima-gun, Gifu-ken 501-6037 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°22′29″N 136°45′52″E / 35.3747°N 136.7645°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Meitetsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 91.5 km from Toyohashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | NH56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 2, 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kasamatsuguchi (to 1916) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2015 | 3764 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKasamatsu Station is a station on the Nagoya Main Line, and is located 91.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi. It is also a terminal station for the Takehana Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Egira.
Station layout
editKasamatsu Station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Takehana Line | For Takehana and Shin-Hashima |
■ Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu Gifu | |
2 | ■ Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu Gifu |
3 | ■ Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu Nagoya, Toyohashi, and Central Japan International Airport |
History
editKasamatsu Station opened on June 2, 1914, as Kasamatsuguchi Station (笠松口駅). It was named Kasamatsu Station on February 1, 1916, but was slightly relocated on October 1 of the same year. It was again relocated on April 29, 1935, and renamed Shin-Kasamatsu Station (新笠松駅). It was relocated to its present location in May 1936 and reverted to the name of Kasamatsu Station.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 3764 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Kasamatsu Racecourse
- Gifu Industrial High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 岐阜県統計書(平成28年) [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
editMedia related to Kasamatsu Station (Gifu) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)