is the name for two different railway stations in the city of Kasugai,

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. One is operated by

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(JR Tōkai) and the other by the

Tōkai Transport Service Company , abbreviated as "TKJ", is a railway operating company in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially ab ...

(TKJ).

Lines

Kachigawa Station is served by the

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, and is located 381.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

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and 15.0 kilometers from

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. It is also the northern terminus of the TKJ Jōhoku Line and is 11.2 kilometers from the southern terminus at

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Station layout (JR)

The JR station has two elevated opposed

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s with the station building underneath. The station building has automated

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s and a staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Station layout (TKJ)

The TKJ station consists of one elevated

located 500 meters to the west of the JR station. The station is unattended with no turnstiles or facilities, but tickets can be purchased from the nearby JR station or fares paid on the train instead.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Kachigawa Station was opened on 25 July 1900. Along with the division and

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on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the

. The TKJ Jōhoku Line began operations from 1 December 1991. The tracks were elevated in 2009 and a new JR station building was completed in 2010.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 17,579 passengers daily (arriving passengers only) and the TKJ portion by 238.

Surrounding area

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Jōjō Castle was a located in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1218 by Osaka Kouzen. Currently only ruins are left. History From 1558 to 1573, the castle lord was Sassa Narimasa's subordinate. When the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute occur ...

References

External links

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Kachigawa Station (JR Central)
{{Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1900 Railway stations in Japan opened in 1991 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Chūō Main Line Stations of Central Japan Railway Company Kasugai, Aichi