Machikata Station
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Machikata Station (町方駅, Machikata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
Machikata Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.
Station layout
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms
1 | ■ Bisai Line | for Tsushima |
2 | ■ Bisai Line | for Morikami and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Nagoya Railroad | ||||
Bisai Line | ||||
Tsushima | - | Rokuwa |
Station history
Machikata Station was opened on October 1, 1924 as Kanehira Station (兼平駅, Kanehira-eki) on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line. The station was closed in 1944, and reopened in 1956 under its present name.[1] The platforms were reconstructed in 1974 and rearranged into their present configuration in 2004.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Tsushima Kita High School
See also
References
External links
- Official web page (in Japanese)
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- Yatomi
- Gonosan
- Saya
- Hibino
- Tsushima
- Machikata
- Rokuwa
- Fuchidaka
- Marubuchi
- Kami-Marubuchi
- Morikami
- Yamazaki
- Tamano
- Hagiwara
- Futago
- Kariyasuka
- Kannonji
- Meitetsu-Ichinomiya
- Nishi-Ichinomiya
- Kaimei
- Okuchō
- Tamanoi