Kariyashi Station

Kariyashi Station
刈谷市駅
Kariyashi Station
Location
Prefecture Aichi
(See other stations in Aichi)
City Kariya
Neighborhood etc. Hirokoji
Postal code448-0844
(in Japanese)愛知県刈谷市広小路
History
Year opened 1914
Former name Kariyamachi Station
Present name since 1952
Rail services
Operator(s) Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Statistics 4,895 passengers/day 2007

Kariyashi Station (刈谷市駅 Kariyashi-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu on the Mikawa Line, located in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture Japan. It is located 5.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Mikawa Line at Chiryū Station.

History

Kariyashi Station was opened on February 5, 1914, as a Kariyamachi Station (刈谷町駅 Kariyamachi-eki) on the privately owned Mikawa Railway Company. The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1952. The tracks were elevated and the station building rebuilt in 1980.

Lines

Layout

Kariyashi Station has a single elevated island platform, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1 Mikawa Line For Kariya and Chiryū
2 Mikawa Line For Mikawa Takahama and Hekinan

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad
Mikawa Line
Kariya - Ogakie
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Coordinates: 34°59′05″N 136°59′38″E / 34.9846°N 136.9938°E