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Hekinan Chūō Station
碧南中央駅
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| Hekinan Chūō Station |
| Location |
| Prefecture |
Aichi
(See other stations in Aichi) |
| City |
Hekinan |
| Neighborhood etc. |
Sakae |
| Postal Code |
447-0877 |
| (in Japanese) |
愛知県碧南市栄町 |
| History |
| Year opened |
1915 |
| Former name |
Shin-Suma Station |
| Present name since |
1981 |
| Rail services |
| Operator(s) |
Nagoya Railroad |
| Line(s) |
Meitetsu Mikawa Line |
| Statistics |
2,011 passengers/day 2007 |
Hekinan Chūō Station (碧南中央駅, Hekinan Chūō-eki?) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu on the Mikawa Line, located in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture Japan. It is located 16.9kilometers from the terminus of the Mikawa Line at Chiryū Station.
[edit] History
Hekinan Chūō Station was opened on February 5, 1914 as a temporary stop operating only during the summer vacation season for beachgoerson the privately-owned Mikawa Railway Company. It was elevated to the status of a station on July 10, 1915 and named Shin-Suma Station (新須磨駅, Shinsuma-eki?). The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on December 14, 1981.
[edit] Layout
Hekinan Chūō Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.
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Coordinates: 34°53′15″N 136°59′21″E / 34.8876°N 136.9893°E / 34.8876; 136.9893
