Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station

Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station 蒲郡競艇場前駅
Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station in February 2015
General information
Location	Yui Takenoya-chō, Gamagōri-shi, Aichi-ken 443-0046 Japan
Coordinates	34.8255°N 137.2018°E / 34.8255; 137.2018
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Gamagōri Line
Distance	6.6 kilometers from Kira-Yoshida
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	GN21
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 10, 1936
Previous names	Hiroishi (until 1968)
Passengers
2013	256 daily
Location Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station (Japan)

Footbridge

Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station (蒲郡競艇場前駅, Gamagōri-kyōteijō-mae-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gamagōri, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station is served by the Meitetsu Gamagōri Line, and is located 6.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kira-Yoshida.

Station layout

The station has one side platform connected to a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed. While this station is only operated by Meitetsu, it is physically connected to JR Central Mikawa-Shiotsu Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line by a footbridge.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Gamagōri Line
Mikawa Kashima		-	Gamagōri

Station history

Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station was opened on November 10, 1936, as Hiroishi Station (拾石駅, Hiroishi-eki) on the Nagoya Railway (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1968.

Surrounding area

• Aichi University of Technology
• Gamagōri Kyōtei Course, or Gamagōri Boat Race Course.

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Gamagōri-Kyōteijō-Mae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page