Otōbashi Station (尾頭橋駅, Otōbashi-eki) is an infill railway station in Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).[1]

CA67
Otōbashi Station

尾頭橋駅
Otōbashi Station in November 2022
General information
Location4-14-1 Otōbashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 454-0012
Japan
Coordinates35°08′49″N 136°53′28″E / 35.14704°N 136.891°E / 35.14704; 136.891
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tokaido Main Line
Distance363.6 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCA67
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 16, 1995
Passengers
FY20173504 daily
Location
Otōbashi Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Otōbashi Station
Otōbashi Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Otōbashi Station is located in Japan
Otōbashi Station
Otōbashi Station
Otōbashi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Otōbashi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 363.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

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The station has one curved island platform with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

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1  Tōkaidō Main Line for Taketoyo and Toyohashi
2  Tōkaidō Main Line for Nagoya and Ōgaki

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
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
Kanayama   Local   Nagoya

Station history

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Otōbashi Station was opened on 16 March 1995 on the site of a former freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Otōbashi Station was assigned station number CA67.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,504 passengers daily[5]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 尾頭橋駅 [Otōbashi Station] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. ^ 熱田駅 [Atsuta Station] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 平成30年版名古屋市統計年鑑 11.運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Nagoya City. 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
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