Taya Station

Taya Station (多屋駅, Taya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Taya Station

多屋駅
Taya Station in December 2009
General information
Location5 Tayacho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi-ken 479-0839
Japan
Coordinates34.8970°N 136.8308°E / 34.8970; 136.8308
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Tokoname Line
Distance26.8 kilometers from Jingū-mae
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeTA21
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 29, 1913
Passengers
FY20161291 daily
Location
Taya Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Taya Station
Taya Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Taya Station is located in Japan
Taya Station
Taya Station
Taya Station (Japan)
Platforms

Lines

Taya Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line, and is located 26.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Jingū-mae.[1]

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 it is unattended.

Platforms

1  Tokoname Line For Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport
2  Tokoname Line For Ōtagawa and Jingū-mae

Adjacent stations

Service
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
Enokido   Local   Tokoname

Station history

Taya Station was opened on March 29, 1913 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 was closed in 1944, but was reopened on October 1, 1949. The station has been unattended since October 1, 1979. The station was closed again from January 2002 to October 2003 due to construction which elevated the tracks and replaced the station building. In January 2005, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,291 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • INAX

See also

References

  1. 多屋 [TAYA] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. 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
  3. "ja:とこなめの統計 - 常滑市 10 運輸・通信" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokoname City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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