Higashi-Kariya Station

Higashi-Kariya Station (東刈谷駅, Higashi-Kariya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CA56 Higashi-Kariya Station 東刈谷駅
Higashi-Kariya Station North Exit, March 2009
General information
Location	1-35 Higashikariya-cho, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448-080 Japan
Coordinates	34°58′39″N 137°02′37″E / 34.9776°N 137.0436°E / 34.9776; 137.0436
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Tokaido Main Line
Distance	338.1 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CA56
History
Opened	December 24, 1966
Passengers
FY2017	5468 daily
Location
Higashi-Kariya Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Higashi-Kariya Station Higashi-Kariya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Kariya Station platforms

Lines

Higashi-Kariya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 338.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Okazaki and Toyohashi
2	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Nagoya and Ōgaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōkaidō Main Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
New Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Sectional Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Mikawa-Anjō		Local		Noda-Shinmachi

Station history

Higashi-Kariya Station opened on December 24, 1966 as a passenger station of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization and dissolution of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company.^{[citation needed]}

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Higashi-Kariya Station was assigned station number CA56.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5468 passengers daily.^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 23
• Chiryu Minami Junior High School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

• Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

External links

  Media related to Higashi-Kariya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR-Tokai home page (in Japanese)