Tsushima Station (津島駅, Tsushima-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Tsushima Station 津島駅 | |||||
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 Tsushima Station in 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-1 Nishikimachi, Tsushima-shi, Aichi-ken 496-0802 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′39″N 136°43′52″E / 35.1774°N 136.7312°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Distance | 11.8 kilometers from Sukaguchi | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | TB07 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 3, 1893 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 1608 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Tsushima Station is a terminal station for the Meitetsu Tsushima Line, and is located 11.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sukaguchi. Its ia also served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line and is 8.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Yatomi.
Station layout edit
The station has a single elevated island platform with the station building underneath. Trains of both the Bisai Line and the Tsushima Line use the same platform. The station is staffed.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tsushima Line | for Yatomi |
| 2 | ■ Tsushima Line | For Sukaguchi, Meitetsu-Nagoya |
| ■ Bisai Line | For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nagoya Railroad | ||||
| Bisai Line | ||||
| Hibino | - | Machikata | ||
| Meitetsu Tsushima Line | ||||
| Shobata | Limited Express (特急) | Terminus | ||
| Shobata | Express (急行) | Terminus | ||
| Shobata | Semi Express (準急) | Terminus | ||
| Fujinami | Local (普通) | Terminus | ||
Station history edit
Tsushima Station was opened on April 3, 1893, as a terminal station of the privately owned Bisai Railroad, on the same day as the opposing terminal, Yatomi Station, and Saya Station. Meitetsu bought the Bisai Railroad on August 1, 1925.[1] On October 25, 1932, former Shin-Tsushima Station on Meitetsu's Tsushima Line was rebuilt as part of Tsushima Station. The tracks were elevated and station rebuilt in 1968.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1608 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Tsushima City Hospital
- Tsushima Shrine
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9
- ^ "津島の統計（平成30年4月1日）11-2 鉄道の利用状況" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tsushima City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Tsushima Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)