Shippō Station

Shippō Station
七宝駅
Shippō Station
Location
Prefecture Aichi
(See other stations in Aichi)
City Ama
Neighborhood etc. Shippo-cho Nakanoshima Sakanoue 82-1
Postal code497-0001
(in Japanese)愛知県あま市七宝町沖之島返上地82-1
History
Year opened 1914
Rail services
Operator(s) Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Tsushima Line
Statistics 2,111 passengers/day 2009

Shippō Station (七宝駅 Shippō-eki) is a train station on the Meitetsu Tsushima Line located in Ama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 3.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Tsushima Line at Sukaguchi.

History

Shippō Station was opened on January 23, 1914. It has been unattended since March 1952 – October 1961, and again from July 2005.

Lines

Layout

Shippō Station has a two opposed side platforms. The platforms are not even: the platform for trains in the direction of Nagoya is longer, and can accommodate trains of eight carriages in length, whereas the opposing platform is shorter, and can accommodate trains of only up to six carriages. The platforms are connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1 Meitetsu Tsushima Line For Tsushima, Saya, and Yatomi
2 Meitetsu Tsushima Line For Sukaguchi, Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Ōtagawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad
Meitetsu Tsushima Line
Limited Express (特急): no stop
Rapid Express (快速急行): no stop
Rapid Express (急行): no stop
Jimokuji   Local (普通)   Kida

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Coordinates: 35°11′44″N 136°48′22″E / 35.1955°N 136.8062°E