Sekigahara Station
# Sekigahara Station

Sekigahara Station (関ヶ原駅, Sekigahara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Sekigahara, Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

## Lines

Sekigahara Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Line, and is located 423.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

## Station layout

Sekigagara Station has two ground-level island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Line | for Maibara and Kyōto |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Line | starting Sekigahara for Ōgaki and Nagoya |
| 3 | ■ Tōkaidō Line | (passing trains only) |
| 4 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Ōgaki and Nagoya |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Central Japan Railway Company |||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line |||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station |||||
| Tarui | Special Rapid | Kashiwabara |
| Tarui | New Rapid | Kashiwabara |
| Tarui | Rapid | Kashiwabara |
| Tarui | Sectional Rapid | Kashiwabara |
| Tarui | Local | Kashiwabara |

## History

Sekigahara Station opened on May 1, 1883. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated by JR Central in March 2018; Sekigahara Station was assigned station number CA79.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1005 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Sekigahara Town Hall
* site of the Battle of Sekigahara
* National Route 21
* National Route 365
