Horita Station (Meitetsu)
Horita Station 堀田駅 | |
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| East Entrance | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Aichi (See other stations in Aichi) |
| City | Nagoya |
| Ward | Mizuho |
| Neighborhood etc. | Shinkai-cho 28-26 |
| Postal code | 467-0856 |
| (in Japanese) | 愛知県名古屋市瑞穂区新開町２８番２６号 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Nagoya Railroad |
| Line(s) | Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line |
| Statistics | 2,509,939 [1] passengers/year 2006 |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
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Horita Station (堀田駅 Horita-eki) is a railway station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is located 61.1 kilometers from the junction of the Nagoya Main Line at Toyohashi.
History
Horita Station was opened on April 15, 1928 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). Ticket vending machines were installed at this station on August 16, 1965, the first in Japan. The tracks were elevated from 1967-1968.
Lines
- Nagoya Railroad
Layout
Horita Station has two opposed side platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu and Inuyama |
| For Passing | ■Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | |
| For Passing | ■Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | |
| 4 | ■Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Higashi Okazaki Toyohashi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | ||||
| Narumi | Express (急行) | Jingū-mae | ||
| Narumi | Semi Express (準急) | Jingū-mae | ||
| Yobitsugi | Local (普通) | Jingū-mae | ||
See also
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Media related to Horita Station (Meitetsu) 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. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
External links
- Official web page (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°07′13″N 136°55′12″E / 35.1203°N 136.92°E