Akaike Station (Aichi)

Akaike Station (赤池駅, Akaike-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nisshin, Aichi, Japan, jointly operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya and private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).[1][2]

Akaike Station

赤池駅
Akaike Station terminus building in March 2007
Location1-1503 Akaike, Nisshin-shi, Aichi-ken
Japan
Coordinates35°7′16.2624″N 137°1′4.85″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus terminal
History
Opened1 October 1978
Passengers
FY201730,778 daily
Location
Akaike Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Akaike Station
Akaike Station (Japan)
Akaike Station

赤池駅
Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya station
A Nagoya Municipal Subway 3000 series at Akaike Station in 2015
Operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya
Line(s) Tsurumai Line
Distance20.4 km from Kami-Otai
Other information
Station codeT20
WebsiteOfficial website

Akaike Station

赤池駅
Meitetsu station
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) TT  Meitetsu Toyota Line
Other information
Station codeTT07
WebsiteOfficial website

Lines

The Meitetsu portion of the station is the termus of the Meitetsu Toyota Line, and is located 15.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Umetsubo. The Municipal Subway portion of the station is served by the Tsurumai Line and is 20.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kami-Otai.[3]

Station layout

The station has two underground island platforms serving a total of three tracks. There are wheelchair-accessible toilets and elevators.[2] The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

  • The station interior layout
  • Akaike Station track diagram

Platforms
1 ■ Meitetsu Toyota Line for Umetsubo and Toyotashi
2 ■ Meitetsu Toyota Line Tsurumi Line disembarking passengers only
3 ■ Tsurumai Line for Fushimi, Kami Otai, and Inuyama
4 ■ Tsurumai Line for Fushimi, Kami Otai, and Inuyama

On both platforms, door 10 is closest to the elevator.[1]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tsurumai Line
Hirabari - Terminus
Meitetsu Toyota Line
Nisshin - Terminus

History

The Nagoya Subway station opened on 1 October 1978.[3] The Meitetsu Toyota Line opened on 29 July 1979, from which date through-running between the two lines commenced.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 30,778 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 赤池 [Akaike] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. 赤池 [Akaike] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 256–261. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  4. 第10章　運輸・情報通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Aichi Prefecture. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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