Chita Handa Station
Chita Handa Station 知多半田駅 | |
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 Station building | |
| Location |
Hirokōji 128-1, Handa, Aichi （愛知県半田市広小路町１２８番地１） Japan |
| Operated by | Nagoya Railroad |
| Line(s) | Meitetsu Kōwa Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1931 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2006) | 2,036,351 [1] |
Chita Handa Station (知多半田駅 Chita Handa-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu's Kōwa Line located in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 14.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōtagawa Station.[2]
History
Chita Handa Station was opened on April 1, 1931 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. A new station building was completed in December 1988. In July 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.
Lines
Layout
Chita Handa Station has three tracks and two platforms - a western side platform (Track 3) and central island platform (Tracks 1 and 2). The station has a pedestrian overpass facilitating access to the platforms from both sides. From Track 1, a short stub track branches off in the southern part of the station.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meitetsu Kōwa Line | ||||
| Agui | Limited Express | Aoyama | ||
| Sumiyoshichō | Rapid Express | Narawa | ||
| Sumiyoshichō | Express | Narawa | ||
| Sumiyoshichō | Semi Express | Narawa | ||
| Sumiyoshichō | Local | Narawa | ||
External links
- (Japanese) Meitetsu Station information
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Media related to Chita Handa Station at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ↑ 知多半田 [Chita-Handa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
Coordinates: 34°53′38″N 136°55′35″E / 34.8940°N 136.9263°E