Kōwa Station

Kōwa Station
河和駅

Station building
Location Kōwa, Mihama, Chita, Aichi
(愛知県知多郡美浜町大字河和字北田面5番地1 [1]
Japan
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Kōwa Line
History
Opened 1935
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 882,466 [2]

Kōwa Station (河和駅 Kōwa-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu's Kōwa Line located in Mihama, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is a terminus of the line, and is located 28.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus at Ōtagawa Station.

History

Kōwa Station was opened on August 1, 1935 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu system on February 1, 1943. A new station building was completed in March 1979. In 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.

Lines

Layout

Kōwa Station has a bay platform with two platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

1  Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Fuki, Ōtagawa, and Meitetsu Nagoya
2  Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Fuki, Ōtagawa, and Meitetsu Nagoya
3  Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Fuki, Ōtagawa, and Meitetsu Nagoya
4  Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Fuki, Ōtagawa, and Meitetsu Nagoya
Track diagram of Kōwaguchi and Kōwa Station

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Kōwaguchi   Limited Express   Terminus
Kōwaguchi   Rapid Express   Terminus
Kōwaguchi   Express   Terminus
Kōwaguchi   Semi Express   Terminus
Kōwaguchi   Local   Terminus

External links

References

  1. 河和駅 [Kōwa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. 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.

Coordinates: 34°46′40″N 136°54′45″E / 34.7779°N 136.9124°E / 34.7779; 136.9124


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