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 Meiden Akasaka Station 名電赤坂駅 | |||||||||||
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 Meiden Akasaka Station, February 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Matsumoto Akasakacho, Toyokawashi, Aichi-ken 441-0202 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′34″N 137°18′40″E / 34.8595°N 137.3111°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.5 kilometers from Toyohashi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | NH06 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1926 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 517 daily | ||||||||||
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Meiden Akasaka Station (名電赤坂駅, Meiden Akasaka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
[edit]Meiden Akasaka Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 12.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.[citation needed]
Station layout
[edit]The station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Nagoya Main Line | For Higashi Okazaki and Meitetsu Nagoya |
| 2 | ■ Nagoya Main Line | For Toyohashi and Toyokawa-inari |
Station history
[edit]Meiden Akasaka Station was opened on 1 April 1926 as Aiden Akasaka Station (名電赤坂駅, Aiden-Akasaka-eki) on the Aichi Electric Railway. On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 December 1938. The station has been unattended since 1971.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 517 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- former Otowa Town Hall
- Akasaka-juku (Tōkaidō)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "平成30年版豊川市の統計）2.駅別旅客輸送状況(JR)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyokawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Meiden Akasaka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)