Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station

Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station (徳重・名古屋芸大駅, Tokushige-Nagoyageidai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station

徳重・名古屋芸大駅
Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station
General information
LocationTokushige-Hirobatake 35, Kitanagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 481-0038[1]
Japan
Coordinates35.2562°N 136.8734°E / 35.2562; 136.8734
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Inuyama Line
Distance7.3 kilometers from Biwajima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeIY05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 6, 1912
Previous namesTokushige (to 2005)
Passengers
FY201310,370
Location
Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station
Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station is located in Japan
Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station
Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station
Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station (Japan)

Lines

Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station is served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line, and is located 7.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Biwajima.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

1  Inuyama Line For Iwakura and Inuyama
2  Inuyama Line For Meitetsu-Nagoya and Fushimi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Inuyama Line
Rapid 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
Nishiharu   Local   Taisanji

Station history

Tokushige Nagoya Geidai Station was opened on August 6, 1912 as Tokushige Station (徳重駅, Tokushige-eki).[2] The station was closed in 1944, but reopened on September 15, 1946. The station was an unattended station from 1946–1963. A new station building was completed in December 1980.[3] The station was renamed to its present name on January 29, 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 10,370 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 徳重・名古屋芸大 [Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 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. 8, pp. 20, 21, ISBN 9784023401389
  3. Nagoya Railroad (October 25, 2004). 平成17年1月29日にダイヤ改正を実施 [Timetable will be revised on January 29, 2005] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2011.

Media related to Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.