Gero Station

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).

CG16 Gero Station 下呂駅
Gero Station in April 2007
Location	Koden, Gero-shi, Gifu-ken 509-2206 Japan
Coordinates	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)
Station code	CG16
History
Opened	November 2, 1930
Passengers
FY2015	826 daily
Location
Gero Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Gero Station Gero Station (Japan)

Lines

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

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

1-3

■ Takayama Main Line

for Gifu and Nagoya for Mino-Ōta and Takayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Yakeishi		Local		Zenshōji
Hida-Kanayama		Limited Express Hida		Hida-Hagiwara

History

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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 826 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Gero City Hall
• Hida River
• National Route 41

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 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.