Horita Station (Meitetsu)

Horita Station 堀田駅
Horita Station East Entrance in May 2007
General information
Location	28-26 Shinkaichō, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-0856 Japan
Coordinates	35.1203°N 136.92°E / 35.1203; 136.92
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Distance	61.1 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	NH32
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1928 (1928-04-15)
Passengers
FY2017	6974
Location Horita Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Horita Station Horita Station (Japan)

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Horita Station (堀田駅, Horita-eki) is a railway station in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Horita Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 61.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. Both platforms are on passing loops to allow for the passage of express trains in two tracks in between. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Kanayama and Meitetsu-Nagoya
3, 4	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Higashi Okazaki and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Limited Express (特急): Does not stop at this station
Narumi		Express (急行)		Jingū-mae
Narumi		Semi Express (準急)		Jingū-mae
Yobitsugi		Local (普通)		Jingū-mae

Station history

Horita Station was opened on 15 April 1928 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). Ticket vending machines were installed at this station on 16 August 1965, the first in Japan. The tracks were elevated from 1967 to 1968.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 6,974 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Horita Station (Nagoya Municipal Subway)
• Japan National Route 1

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Horita Station (Meitetsu) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page (in Japanese)