Ena Station
# Ena Station

Ena Station (恵那駅, Ena-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ena, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and by the third-sector railway operator Akechi Railway.

## Lines

Ena Station is served by the Chūō Main Line, and is located 328.6 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 68.3 kilometers from Nagoya. It is also a terminal station for the Akechi Line, and is located 25.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Akechi.

## Layout

The JR portion of the station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Akechi Railway portion of the station has a single bay platform serving one track.

### Platforms

| 1, 2 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Tajimi and Nagoya |
| - | - | - |
| 3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Nakatsugawa and Nagano |
| unnumbered | ■ Akechi Railway Akechi Line | for Akechi |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Chūō Main Line |||||
| Tajimi | Limited Express Shinano | Nakatsugawa |
| Mizunami | Home Liner | Nakatsugawa |
| Takenami | Central Liner | Mino-Sakamoto |
| Takenami | Rapid | Mino-Sakamoto |
| Takenami | Local | Mino-Sakamoto |
| Akechi Line |||||
| Terminus | Local | Higashino |
| Terminus | Rapid (up only) | Higashino |
| Terminus | Express Taishō Roman Gō | Agi |

## History

The station opened on 21 December 1902 as Ōi Station (大井駅). The Akechi Line began operations from 24 May 1933. The station was renamed Ena Station from 1 November 1963. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Central.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,497 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Ena City Hall
* Site of Ōi-juku

## Bus routes

* Totetsu Bus
   * For Ena Gorge
   * For Totetsu Ena Shako (You are able to transfer onto Kita-Ena Kotsu bound to Mino-Sakamoto Station and Nakatsugawa Station at this bus stop)
