Shiminkōen-mae Station

Shiminkōen-mae Station (市民公園前駅, Shiminkōen-mae-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.

Shiminkōen-mae Station 市民公園前駅
Shiminkōen-mae Station, September 2009
General information
Location	4-51 Naka-Monzen-chō, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu-ken 504-0911 Japan
Coordinates	35.4008°N 136.8419°E / 35.4008; 136.8419
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line
Distance	8.1 km from Meitetsu-Gifu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Untaffed
Station code	KG09
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	January 21, 1926
Previous names	Kōnō Station (to 1944) Nōdai-mae (1946-1949) Gifu Daigaku-mae (1949-1989)
Passengers
FY2015	330
Services
Preceding station Meitetsu Following station Kakamigahara Shiyakusho-mae towards Shin Unuma Kakamigahara Line Local Shin Naka towards Meitetsu Gifu
Location Kagamigahara Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Kagamigahara Station Kagamigahara Station (Japan)

Lines

Shiminkōen-mae Station is a station on the Kakamigahara Line, and is located 8.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Meitetsu-Gifu.

Station layout

Shiminkōen-mae Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line	For Mikakino, Shin-Unuma, and Inuyama
2	■ Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line	For Meitetsu Gifu and Meitetsu-Nagoya

History

Shiminkōen-mae Station opened on January 21, 1926 as Kōnō Station (高農駅). The station was closed from 1944 to September 15, 1946. It was renamed Nōdai-mae Station (農大前駅) on December 1, 1949, and renamed again to Gifu Daigaku-mae Station (岐阜大学前駅) on October 1, 1954. It was renamed to its present name on July 9, 1989.

Surrounding area

• Gifu Public Park

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shimin-Kōen-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)