Sumiyoshichō Station
Sumiyoshichō Station 住吉町駅 | |
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| Sumiyoshichō Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aichi (See other stations in Aichi) |
| City | Handa |
| Neighborhood etc. | Miyaji 156-2 |
| Postal code | 475-0902 |
| (in Japanese) | 愛知県半田市宮路町１５６番地２ |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1933 |
| Former name | Nōgakkōmae Station |
| Present name since | 1949 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Nagoya Railroad |
| Line(s) | Meitetsu Kōwa Line |
| Statistics | 1,029,859 [1] passengers/year 2006 |
Sumiyoshichō Station (住吉町駅 Sumiyoshichō-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu's Kōwa Line located in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 25.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōtagawa Station.[2]
History
Sumiyoshichō Station was opened on July 10, 1933 as Nōgakkōmae Station (農学校前駅 Nōgakkōmae-eki) on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1949. A new station building was completed in June 1982. In July 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.
Lines
Layout
Sumiyoshichō Station has two opposed side platforms, connected by an overpass.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Chita-Handa, Kōwa, and Utsumi |
| 2 | ■Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Ōtagawa and Meitetsu-Nagoya |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meitetsu Kōwa Line | ||||
| Rapid Limited: no stop | ||||
| Limited Express: no stop | ||||
| Agui | Rapid Express | Chita-Handa | ||
| Agui | Express | Chita-Handa | ||
| Agui | Local Express | Chita-Handa | ||
| Handaguchi | Local | Chita-Handa | ||
External links
- (Japanese) Meitetsu Station information
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Media related to Sumiyoshichō 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.
- ↑ "住吉町" [Sumiyoshichō] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
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Coordinates: 34°54′07″N 136°55′33″E / 34.9020°N 136.9257°E