Myōkōji Station

Myōkōji Station (妙興寺駅, Myōkōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Myōkōji Station

妙興寺駅
Elevated station
LocationKitauramiyaji Yamato-cho Myokoji Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi-ken 491-0922
Japan
Coordinates35.2870°N 136.7980°E / 35.2870; 136.7980
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Distance84.7 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeNH49
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 3, 1924
Passengers
FY2008860 daily[1]
Location
Myōkōji Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Myōkōji Station
Myōkōji Station (Japan)
Platforms

Lines

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

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
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
←Service→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Kōnomiya   Semi Express (Limited)   Meitetsu-Ichinomiya
Shima-Ujinaga   Local   Meitetsu-Ichinomiya

Station history

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

In fiscal 2008, the station was used by an average of 860 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area
  • Myōkō-ji
  • Ichinomiya Museum

See also

References
  1. 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.

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