Shigehara Station (重原駅, Shigehara-eki) is a railway station in the city of Chiryū, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Shigehara Station 重原駅 | |||||
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 Shigehara Station in October 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hongō-4 Kamishigeharachō, Chiryū-shi, Aichi-ken 472-0026[1] Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′42″N 137°01′25″E / 34.9949°N 137.0237°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line | ||||
| Distance | 2.2 kilometers from Chiryū | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | MU01 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 6, 1923 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 855 daily | ||||
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Lines
editShigehara Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and is 2.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chiryū Station.
Station layout
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The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Mikawa Line | For Chiryū |
| 2 | ■ Mikawa Line | For Kariya and Hekinan |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nagoya Railroad | ||||
| Mikawa Line | ||||
| Chiryū | - | Kariya | ||
Station history
editShigehara Station was opened on April 6, 1923, as a station on the privately owned Mikawa Railway Company. The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. A new station building was completed in 2005.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 855 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- site of Shigehara Castle
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 重原 [Shigehara] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ 9-2 各駅乗降客数 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Anjo City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
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Media related to Shigehara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)