Tarui Station (垂井駅) is a train station in the town of Tarui, Fuwa District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Tarui Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 418.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. The westbound main line track does not pass Tarui station since opening of the bypass in 1944, express trains and freight trains use this track. The eastbound main line track passes Tarui station and is used by all eastbound trains. Westbound local trains use the "Tarui branch line" (the old main westbound track) which parallels the eastbound main line.

Layout

Tarui Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Shin-Tarui Station

From 1944 to 1986 there was Shin-Tarui Station (新垂井駅) on the westbound main line from Ogaki to Sekigahara. It was about 3 km far from Tarui Station and only westbound local trains stopped at the station. It had 1 through track and 1 siding track with a side platform. 35.39154°N, 136.51293°W The following photographs taken in December 2002 show the remains of Shin-Tarui Station:

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area