Amagasaka Station

Amagasaka Station
尼ヶ坂駅
Amagasaka Station
Location
Prefecture Aichi
(See other stations in Aichi)
City Nagoya
Ward Kita
Neighborhood etc. Osugi 1-20-1
Postal code462-0837
(in Japanese)愛知県名古屋市北区大杉一丁目20番2号
History
Year opened 1911
Rail services
Operator(s) Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Meitetsu Seto Line
Statistics 1,553 passengers/day 2008

Amagasaka Station (尼ヶ坂駅 Amagasaka-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu's Seto Line located in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 2.7 rail kilometers from terminus of the line at Sakaemachi Station. [1] This station provides access to the headquarters of Shikishima Baking, commonly known as Pasco, a common bread maker in Japan.

History

Amagasaka Station was opened on May 23, 1911. The station was rebuilt in 1956, and rebuilt again with elevated tracks in 1990. On December 16, 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.


Lines

Layout

Amagasaka Station has two elevated opposed side platforms. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 Meitetsu Seto Line For Ōzone and Owari Seto
2 Meitetsu Seto Line For Sakaemachi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad
Seto Line
Express: no stop
Local Express: no stop
Shimizu   Local   Morishita

External links

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Notes

  1. 尼ヶ坂 [Amagasaka] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2010.

Coordinates: 35°11′17″N 136°55′10″E / 35.1881°N 136.9195°E