Mikawa Tahara Station
Mikawa Tahara Station 三河田原駅 | |||||
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 Mikawa Tahara Station in January 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Higashiohama Tahara-cho, Tahara-shi, Aichi-ken 441-3421 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′0.80″N 137°16′9″E / 34.6668889°N 137.26917°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Toyohashi Railroad | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Atsumi Line | ||||
| Distance | 18.0 kilometers from Shin-Toyohashi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 bay platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | 16 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | June 10, 1924 | ||||
| Previous names | Tahara (to 1927) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 1480 daily | ||||
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Mikawa Tahara Station (三河田原駅, Mikawa-Tahara-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Public–private partnership Toyohashi Railroad.
Lines
Mikawa Tahara Station is a terminal station of the Atsumi Line, and is located 18.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shin-Toyohashi Station.
Station layout
The station has two bay platforms, with an adjacent station building. The station building is staffed.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line | for Shin-Toyohashi |
| 3, 4 | ■ Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line | for Shin-Toyohashi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyohashi Railroad | ||||
| Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line | ||||
| Kambe | - | Terminus | ||
Station history
Mikawa Tahara Station was established on June 10, 1924 as a Tahara Station (田原駅, Tahara-eki) on the privately-held Atsumi Railroad. The station name was changed to its present name in 1927. On April 10, 1926, the line was extended to Kurokawahara. The Atsumi Railroad was merged into the Nagoya Railroad on September 1, 1940. The section from Mikawa Tahara to Kurokawahara was discontinued on June 5, 1944. The Toyohashi Railroad Company was established on October 1, 1954. In October 1994, a new station building was completed. A modern station building was completed on October 27, 2013.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,480 passengers daily[1]
Surrounding area
- Tahara Castle
- Tahara City Hall
See also
References
- ^ 田原市の統計（令和元年度版） (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tahara City. 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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