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 | |
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 Higashiura Station in April 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yagyū-19 Fujie, Higashiura, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2105 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34.9499°N 136.9702°E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) |  Taketoyo Line |
| Distance | 6.8 kilometers from Ōbu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | CE04 |
| History | |
| Opened | November 11, 1944 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 1880 daily |
| Location | |
  Higashiura Station Location within Aichi Prefecture  Higashiura Station Higashiura Station (Japan) | |
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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 |
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]
Station numbering was introduced to the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Higashiura Station was assigned station number CE04.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1880 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
- Kinuura Port
- Japan National Route 366
See also
References
- 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.
- Kawai, Yuhei (2009). Taketoyo-sen Monogatari. 交通新聞社. ISBN 4330046091.
- "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- 運輸・通信 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Higashiura Town. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
Media related to Higashiura Station at Wikimedia Commons
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