About the Chubu and Hokuriku Region
This article treats six prefectures as the Chubu and Hokuriku region: Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka and Aichi. Nagano, Yamanashi and Niigata are covered in the Koshinetsu article.
Daily life differs across the region. The Hokuriku side faces the Sea of Japan, Gifu is mountainous, and Shizuoka and Aichi lie on the Pacific side. Besides the metropolitan area centered on Nagoya, visitors also come for the mountains, the sea, hot springs and historic towns.
The Shinkansen and conventional lines connect the region with Tokyo and Osaka, and local railways support commuting, school and sightseeing trips. So which stations in Chubu and Hokuriku see the most passengers? You can also look up the rank of a station you know.
This page draws on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), National Land Numerical Information (Station Passenger Data) (国土数値情報（駅別乗降客数）) to present the Chubu and Hokuriku rankings for 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
TOP50 Stations in the Chubu and Hokuriku Region by Daily Passenger Entries and Exits
Select Chubu and Hokuriku on the map of Japan to display the TOP50 for the whole region. Nagano, Yamanashi and Niigata are not included.
For prefectural rankings, choose the button for Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka or Aichi. You can also pick any of the four years.
Stations that share a name but differ in railway operator or line are listed as separate entries.
What the Ranking Shows
In the Chubu and Hokuriku region, No. 1 was Nagoya (名古屋) on the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central, 東海旅客鉄道) Tokaido Main Line (東海道線) in 2019, 2023 and 2024. Only in 2021 was it Nagoya on Nagoya City (名古屋市) Line 1 (Higashiyama Line; 1号線東山線).
Daily passenger entries and exits at Nagoya on the JR Central Tokaido Main Line were 431,428 in 2019, 286,117 in 2021, 354,486 in 2023 and 416,867 in 2024. In 2021, Nagoya on Nagoya City Line 1 (Higashiyama Line) came out ahead with 287,964.
Counting the 2024 TOP50 by prefecture gives the following breakdown: Aichi 43 stations, Shizuoka 4 and Gifu 3. Aichi accounts for 43 of the 50 stations (86%). Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui have no stations in the TOP50.
Your own country may have both a region with a major city and one ringed by mountains and sea. Keep stations from each in mind while you read the ranking for Chubu and Hokuriku.
Chubu and Hokuriku's Stations on a Map
Use the station passenger map to locate any station that catches your eye in the ranking.
Compare how stations cluster around the large cities, and how they are distributed on the Sea of Japan side and the Pacific side.
Explore Japan and the Other Regions
The national edition lets you search for a station by name to find its national rank. Compare the other regional articles to see how the leading stations and the scale of passenger numbers differ.
- Japan Station Ranking by Daily Passenger Entries and Exits
- Koshinetsu Region Station Ranking by Daily Passenger Entries and Exits
- Kinki Region Station Ranking by Daily Passenger Entries and Exits
Methodology and Notes
Each row in the ranking is a combination of station name, railway operator and line. Stations with the same name are not combined when the operator or line differs.
Ranks are calculated only for stations that have a positive passenger count recorded in the given year. The number of eligible Chubu and Hokuriku stations was 1,295 in 2019, 1,297 in 2021, 1,304 in 2023 and 1,292 in 2024.
The 2023 data includes 8 stations recorded as 0 passengers. These are excluded from the ranking. Because the number of eligible stations varies by year, keep this in mind when comparing ranks across years.
Stations with identical passenger counts share the same rank, and the next rank is skipped.
Source
Visible World by Data processed the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), National Land Numerical Information (Station Passenger Data) (国土数値情報（駅別乗降客数）) for use in these rankings.
The figures shown are based on the data published for each year. For current train operations and station status, please check the information provided by each railway operator.
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