Nakatsugawa Station (中津川駅, Nakatsugawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Nakatsugawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 317.0 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 79.9 kilometers from Nagoya.

Layout

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

Adjacent stations

All passenger trains stop at this station, including the Shinano limited express.

History

Nakatsugawa Station was opened on December 21, 1902 (1902-12-21) as Nakatsu Station (中津駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1911. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3432 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Bus routes

  • Kita-Ena Kotsu
    • For Kashimo General Office (At this bus stop, you are able to transfer onto Nohi Bus bound to Gero Station and Hida-Hagiwara Station)
    • For Mino-Sakamoto Station and Totetsu Ena Shako (At this bus stop, you are able to transfer onto Totetsu Bus bound to Ena Station)

Surrounding area

  • Nakatsugawa City Hall

See also

  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

  • Official website (in Japanese)

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