Myōkōji Station
General information | |||||
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Location | Kitauramiyaji Yamato-cho Myokoji Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi-ken 491-0922 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°17′13″N 136°47′53″E / 35.2870°N 136.7980°E | ||||
Operated by | Meitetsu | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line | ||||
Distance | 84.7 kilometers from Toyohashi | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | NH49 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | February 3, 1924 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2008 | 860 daily[1] | ||||
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Myōkōji Station (妙興寺駅, Myōkōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
[edit]Myōkōji Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 84.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya, Kasamatsu, and Meitetsu-Gifu |
2 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Toyohashi |
Adjacent stations
[edit]← | Service | → | ||
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Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | ||||
Kōnomiya | Semi Express (Limited) | Meitetsu-Ichinomiya | ||
Shima-Ujinaga | Local | Meitetsu-Ichinomiya |
Station history
[edit]Myōkōji Station was opened on February 3, 1924 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railway (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). The tracks were elevated in 1993.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2008, the station was used by an average of 860 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Myōkō-ji
- Ichinomiya Museum
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 第10章 運輸・通信 (平成20年度刊愛知県統計年鑑) [Statistics of Aichi in Year 20 of the Heisei Era] (in Japanese). Aichi Prefecture. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
External links
[edit]Media related to Myōkōji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)