Mikawa-Anjō Station

Mikawa-Anjō Station is a railway station in the city of Anjō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.

History

When the Tokaido Shinkansen opened, the distance between Toyohashi Station and Nagoya Station was the second-longest on the route of the line. In 1969, the mayors of Okazaki, Toyota, Anjō, Gamagōri, Nishio, Hekinan, Isshiki, Kira, Kōta, Hazu, Nukata, and Otowa submitted the petition of establishing Kokuteikōen-Mikawa Station in Kota.
These cities and towns formed the "Alliance for Mikawa Station". Kōta town subsequently recommended Ashinoya near Kōda Station. Okazaki city recommended Shōna-chō, Okazaki, Anjō city recommended Furui-chō near Hekikai Furui Station, and Nihongi-chō where the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line intersect as possible candidate locations. The alliance entrusted the decision to the Aichi prefectural government. On January 5, 1984, the prefectural government decided to build the station in Nihongi, Anjō. Construction work started on July 29, 1985, and the station was opened on March 13, 1988.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Mikawa-Anjō Station was assigned station number CA55.

The station has four opposed side platforms serving a total of four tracks. The Shinkansen platforms are located on passing loop tracks, allowing faster trains to pass on the two central tracks. The Shinkansen tracks are elevated, and the Tōkaidō line tracks cross underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

Mikawa-Anjō Station is located at the intersection of two railway lines, Tokaido Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. The station's location, Anjō is nicknamed the "Japanese Denmark".