Gero Station
Gero Station (下呂駅, Gero-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Lines
Gero Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 88.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.
Station layout
Gero Station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1-3 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for Gifu and Nagoya for Mino-Ōta and Takayama |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takayama Main Line | ||||
| Yakeishi | Local | Zenshōji | ||
| Hida-Kanayama | Limited Express Hida | Hida-Hagiwara | ||
History
Gero Station opened on November 2, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 826 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Gero City Hall
- Hida River
National Route 41
Bus routes
- Nohi Bus
- For Shirakawa-go Bus Terminal
- For Takayama Station
- For Hida-Osaka Station
- For Hida-Hagiwara Station
- For Kashimo General Office (At this bus stop, passengers are able to transfer onto Kita-Ena Kotsu Bus bound to Tadachi Station and Nakatsugawa Station)
- For Norimasa Yuya