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

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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