Owari-Ichinomiya Station
Lines
Owari-Ichinomiya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 383.1 kilometers (238.0 mi) 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
| 1, 2 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | for Nagoya and Okazaki |
| 3, 4 | ■ Tokaido Main Line | for Gifu and Ōgaki |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokaido Main Line | ||||
| Nagoya | Limited Express Hida | Gifu | ||
| Nagoya | Limited Express Shirasagi | Gifu | ||
| Nagoya | Special Rapid | Gifu | ||
| Nagoya | New Rapid | Gifu | ||
| Nagoya | Rapid | Gifu | ||
| Nagoya | Sectional Rapid | Gifu | ||
| Inazawa | Local | Kisogawa | ||
Station history
The station opened on 1 May 1886 as Ichinomiya Station (一宮駅, Ichinomiya-eki). It was renamed to Owari-Ichinomiya Station (尾張一ノ宮駅) 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