Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station (三河大塚駅, Mikawa-Ōtsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gamagōri, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
CA45 Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station 三河大塚駅 | |
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 Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 22-1 Sasako Ōtsuka-chō, Gamagori-shi, Aichi-ken 443-0013 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°48′56.11″N 137°16′57.65″E / 34.8155861°N 137.2826806°E |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central |
| Line(s) |  Tokaido Main Line |
| Distance | 305.2 kilometers from Tokyo |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | CA45 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 1266 daily |
| Location | |
  Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station Location within Aichi Prefecture  Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station (Japan) | |
Lines edit
Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 305.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.
Station layout edit
The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Okazaki, Nagoya |
| 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Toyohashi, Hamamatsu |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| New Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sectional Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Aichi-Mito | Local | Mikawa-Miya | ||
Station history edit
Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station was opened on July 28, 1953, as a station of the JNR (Japan National Railway), however, its station building was not completed until June 24, 1954. The platforms were lengthened, and a new station building was completed on August 6, 1965. With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed on July 20, 2005.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station was assigned station number CA45.[1][2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1266 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Ōtsuka Elementary School
- Ōtsuka Junior High School
- Japan National Route 23
- Gamagōri Higashi High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 蒲郡市統計(平成29年) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gamagōri City. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
External links edit
Media related to Mikawa-Ōtsuka Station at Wikimedia Commons