Hinaga Station (Aichi)
Hinaga Station (日長駅, Hinaga-eki) is a railway station in the city of Chita, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Hinaga Station 日長駅 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Morishita-108 Hinaga Chita-shi, Aichi-Can 478-0041[1] Japan |
| Coordinates | 34.9618°N 136.8323°E |
| Operated by |  Meitetsu |
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Tokoname Line |
| Distance | 21.0 kilometers from Jingū-mae |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | TA15 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | February 18, 1912 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 308 daily |
| Location | |
  Hinaga Station Location within Aichi Prefecture  Hinaga Station Hinaga Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Hinaga Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line, and is located 21.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Jingū-mae.[1]
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. Both platforms are short, and can handle trains of only four carriages or less. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tokoname Line | For Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport |
| 2 | ■ Tokoname Line | For Ōtagawa and Jingū-mae |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Meitetsu Tokoname Line | ||||
| μSKY Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Semi Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Nagaura | Local | Shin-Maiko | ||
Station history
Hinaga Station was opened on February 18, 1912, as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. The station has been unattended since September 1970. In January 2005, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 308 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- 日長 [HINAGA] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), クロニクル常滑線, 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., no. 9, p. 9, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6
- 9.交通 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Chita City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
Media related to Hinaga Station (Aichi) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)