Higashiura Station

Higashiura Station (東浦駅, Higashiura-eki) is a railway station in the town of Higashiura, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is also a freight terminal for the Kinuura Rinkai Railway.

CE04
Higashiura Station

東浦駅
Higashiura Station in April 2018
LocationYagyū-19 Fujie, Higashiura, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2105
Japan
Coordinates34.9499°N 136.9702°E / 34.9499; 136.9702
Operated by
Line(s) Taketoyo Line
Distance6.8 kilometers from Ōbu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCE04
History
OpenedNovember 11, 1944
Passengers
FY20171880 daily
Location
Higashiura Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Higashiura Station
Higashiura Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

Higashiura Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 6.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1  Taketoyo Line for Ōbu
2  Taketoyo Line for Taketoyo

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Taketoyo Line
Ishihama   Local   Kamezaki

Station history

Higashiura Station was opened on November 11, 1944 as a passenger station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), which became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Small parcel services began in 1947, and freight services in 1948. Freight services were discontinued in January 1960; however, the Kinuura Rinkai Railway opened the Hekinan Line on May 25, 1977, which restored freight service to the station.[1] With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1880 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Kawai, Yuhei (2009). Taketoyo-sen Monogatari. 交通新聞社. ISBN 4330046091.
  3. 運輸・通信 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Higashiura Town. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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