is a railway station in the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). The station is physically joined to Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station.
Owari-Ichinomiya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located west from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout The station has two elevated island platforms with passing loops with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.
Platforms
History The station opened on 1 May 1886 as . It was renamed to on January 1, 1916, with the spelling changed to its present form on November 15, 1952. Freight operations were discontinued in 1979. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in 2012.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Owari-Ichinomiya Station was assigned station number CA72.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 26,809 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station (Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line) Shubun University Masumida Shrine Japan National Route 155
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .
External links
JR Central station information