Meitetsu Gifu Station

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For the nearby Central Japan Railway Company station, see 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 train stations of the city along with JR Gifu Station.

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.

1 Lines
2 History
3 Adjacent stations
4 External links

[edit] Lines

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

[edit] History

February 11, 1911: The Nagazumi-cho Station began operations under the Mino Electric Railroad, Co.
December 26, 1914: Shin-Gifu Station on the Mino Electric Railroad Kasamatsu Line (present day Nagoya Line) opened.
December 28, 1928: The Kakamigahara Railroad (present day Kakamigahara Line) began operations 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: Planned completion of the new entrance to the station.