Ekaku Station
Ekaku Station 永覚駅 | |
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aichi (See other stations in Aichi) |
| City | Toyota |
| Neighborhood etc. | Ekaku-cho 5-chome |
| Postal code | 470-1205 |
| (in Japanese) | 愛知県豊田市永覚町 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1976 |
| Rail services | |
| Station number(s) | 08 |
| Operator(s) | Aichi Loop Railway |
| Line(s) | Aichi Loop Line |
| Statistics | 443 passengers/day 2008 |
Ekaku Station (永覚駅 Ekaku-eki) is a railway station on the Aichi Loop Line, located in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture Japan. It is located 12.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Aichi Loop Line at Okazaki Station.
History
Ekaku Station was opened on April 26, 1976 as a passenger station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Okata Line connecting Okazaki with Shin-Toyota. At the time, the station had a single side platform. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of the JR-Tokai. The station was transferred to the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988.
Lines
- Aichi Loop Railway
Layout
Ekaku Station has a single side platform for bidirectional traffic; there is no station building, but a roofed enclosure on the platform itself.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Aichi Loop Line | For Kitano-Masuzuka, Okazaki and Kōzōji |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Aichi Loop Railway | ||||
| Aichi Loop Line | ||||
| Mikawa-Kamigō | - | Suenohara | ||
External links
- Official web page (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°01′38″N 137°08′20″E / 35.0272°N 137.1389°E