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Tarui Station (Gifu)

Tarui Station (垂井駅, Tarui-eki) is a train station in the town of Tarui, Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Tarui Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 418.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. The westbound main line track does not pass Tarui station since opening of the bypass in 1944, express trains and freight trains use this track. The eastbound main line track passes Tarui station and is used by all eastbound trains. Westbound local trains use the "Tarui branch line" (the old main westbound track) which parallels the eastbound main line.

Layout

Tarui Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

  • There is a side platform serving a track on the north side of the station and an island platform serving 2 tracks on the south side of the station.
1  Tōkaidō Main Line for Ōgaki, and Nagoya
2  Tōkaidō Main Line trains starting Sekigahara for Ōgaki and Nagoya
3  Tōkaidō Main Line For Maibara and Kyōto
trains starting Sekigahara for Ōgaki and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Ōgaki   Local   Sekigahara
Ōgaki   Semi Rapid (westbound only)   Sekigahara
Ōgaki   Rapid   Sekigahara
Ōgaki   New Rapid   Sekigahara
Ōgaki   Special Rapid   Sekigahara

History

  • 25 May 1884: Ogaki - Sekigahara and Tarui stations were opened.
  • 23 August 1901: Ogaki - Tarui portion was double tracked.
  • 10 February 1902: Tarui - Sekigahara portion was double tracked
  • 11 October 1944: By-pass line and Shin Tarui were opened. Only eastbound trains stopped at Tarui.
  • 1 November 1946: Tarui branch opened. Every eastbound local train and some westbound local trains stopped at Tarui.
  • 1 November 1986: Shin-Tarui Station was closed. Every local train in both directions stopped at Tarui.
  • 1 April 1987: Railways were privatized and Tarui Station was inherited by JR Central.
  • March 2018: Station numbering was introduced; Tarui Station was assigned station number CA78.

Shin-Tarui Station

From 1944 to 1986 there was Shin-Tarui Station (新垂井駅, Shin-Tarui eki) on the westbound main line from Ogaki to Sekigahara. It was about 3 km far from Tarui Station and only westbound local trains stopped at the station. It had 1 through track and 1 siding track with a side platform. 35°23′30″N 136°30′47″E / 35.391542°N 136.512931°E / 35.391542; 136.512931

The following photographs taken in December 2002 show the remains of Shin Tarui Station:

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Tarui Town Hall
  • site of Tarui Castle

See also

References

  1. ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [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東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [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.
  3. ^ 岐阜県統計書(平成28年) [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.