Morikami Station (森上駅, Morikami-eki) is a railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Morikami Station 森上駅 | |||||
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 Morikami Station in June 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hongō7-30 Sobuechō Morikami, Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken 495-0011 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°14′52″N 136°44′12″E / 35.2477°N 136.7368°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Bisai Line | ||||
| Distance | 16.2 kilometers from Yatomi | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | BS06 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 17, 1899 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 3,194 daily | ||||
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Lines
editMorikami Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 16.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.
Station layout
editThe station has a single side platform, which can serve trains of up to six carriages, and is used with services which terminate at the station. Morikami Station also has a shorter island platform, which can serve trains of up to four carriages in length. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Bisai Line | For Tsushima |
| 2 | ■ Bisai Line | For Hagiwara, Meitetsu-Ichinomiya |
| 3 | ■ Bisai Line | For Tsushima, Sukaguchi |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Meitetsu | ||||
| Bisai Line | ||||
| Kami-Marubuchi | - | Yamazaki | ||
Station history
editMorikami Station was opened on February 17, 1899 as a station on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line.[1] A new station building was completed in 2007.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,194 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- former Sobue town hall
- Kyowa High School
See also
editReferences
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 9784023401389
- ^ 15-3 名古屋鉄道駅別乗降客の推移 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Inazkawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External links
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Media related to Morikami Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)