Rokuwa Station
 Rokuwa Station 六輪駅 | |||||
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 Rokuwa Station in April 2004 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 426 Sukawaki Heiwa-cho Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken 490-1323[1] Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°12′09″N 136°43′46″E / 35.2025°N 136.7295°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Bisai Line | ||||
| Distance | 11.1 kilometers from Yatomi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | BS02 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 17, 1899 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 1,034 daily | ||||
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Rokuwa Station (六輪駅, Rokuwa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
[edit]Rokuwa Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 11.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Bisai Line | For Morikami and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya |
| 2 | ■ Bisai Line | For Tsushima |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meitetsu | ||||
| Bisai Line | ||||
| Machikata | - | Fuchidaka | ||
Station history
[edit]Rokuwa Station was opened on February 17, 1899 as a station on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line.[2] The station has been unattended since May 1983.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,034 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 155
- Kyowa High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 六輪 [Rokuwa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "title error", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 9784023401389
- ^ 15-3 名古屋鉄道駅別乗降客の推移 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Inazkawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External links
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Media related to Rokuwa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)