Shinkawa-machi Station
 Shinkawa-machi Station 新川町駅 | |||||
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 Shinkawa-machi Station in January 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shinkawa-machi 3-chome, Hekinan-shi, Aichi-ken 447-0863 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°53′47″N 136°59′24″E / 34.8964°N 136.99°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line | ||||
| Distance | 37.1 kilometers from Sanage | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | MU09 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 5, 1914 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 1298 | ||||
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Shinkawa-machi Station (新川町駅, Shinkawa-machi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
[edit]Shinkawa-machi Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 37.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sanage and 15.8 kilometers from Chiryū.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has automatic turnstiles for the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards, and is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Mikawa Line | For Hekinan |
| 2 | ■ Mikawa Line | For Mikawa Takahama, Kariya, and Chiryū |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Railroad | ||||
| Mikawa Line | ||||
| Kita Shinkawa | - | Hekinan-chūō | ||
Station history
[edit]Shinkawa-machi Station was opened on February 5, 1914, as a station on the privately owned Mikawa Railway Company. A spur line ran from this station to Shinkawaguchi Station (新川口駅, Shinkawaguchi-eki) from 1915 to 1955. The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station has been unattended since 2005.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1298 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shinkawa Elementary School
- Shinkawa Junior High School
- Kobayashi Memorial Hospital
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 7-1 市内各駅乗降客の状況 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Hekinan City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
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Media related to Shinkawamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons