Summary
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).
Gero Station 下呂駅 | |
|---|---|
 Gero Station in April 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Koden, Gero-shi, Gifu-ken 509-2206 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°48′22″N 137°14′20″E / 35.8060°N 137.2390°E |
| Operated by |  JR Central |
| Line(s) |  Takayama Main Line |
| Distance | 88.3 km from Gifu |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| History | |
| Opened | November 2, 1930 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 826 daily |
| Location | |
  Gero Station Location within Gifu Prefecture  Gero Station Gero Station (Japan) | |
Lines edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 1-3 | ■ Takayama Main Line | for Gifu and Nagoya for Mino-Ōta and Takayama |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takayama Main Line | ||||
| Yakeishi | Local | Zenshōji | ||
| Hida-Kanayama | Limited Express Hida | Hida-Hagiwara | ||
History edit
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 edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 826 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1][failed verification]
Surrounding area edit
- Gero City Hall
- Hida River
National Route 41
Bus routes edit
- 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
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.