Meiden Akasaka Station

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.


Meiden Akasaka Station

名電赤坂駅
Meiden Akasaka Station, February 2006
General information
LocationMatsumoto Akasakacho, Toyokawashi, Aichi-ken 441-0202
Japan
Coordinates34°51′34″N 137°18′40″E / 34.8595°N 137.3111°E / 34.8595; 137.3111
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Distance12.5 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeNH06
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-01)
Passengers
FY2017517 daily
Location
Meiden Akasaka Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Meiden Akasaka Station
Meiden Akasaka Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Meiden Akasaka Station is located in Japan
Meiden Akasaka Station
Meiden Akasaka Station
Meiden Akasaka Station (Japan)
Platforms

Lines

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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

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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

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1  Nagoya Main Line For Higashi Okazaki and Meitetsu Nagoya
2  Nagoya Main Line For Toyohashi and Toyokawa-inari

Adjacent stations

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Service
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Semi Express (準急): Does not stop at this station
Goyu   Local (普通)   Meiden Nagasawa

Station history

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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

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 517 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
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