Machikata Station

Machikata Station (町方駅, Machikata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Machikata Station 町方駅
Machikata Station In July 2013
General information
Location	Minamiteigai-1 Machikata-cho, Aisai-shi, Aichi-ken 496-8014 Japan
Coordinates	35.1891°N 136.7276°E / 35.1891; 136.7276
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Bisai Line
Distance	9.6 kilometers from Yatomi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	BS01
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 1, 1924
Previous names	Kanehira Station (to 1956)
Passengers
FY2017	1,338 daily
Location Machikata Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Machikata Station Machikata Station (Japan)

platforms

Lines

Machikata Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Bisai Line	for Tsushima
2	■ Bisai Line	for Morikami and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Bisai Line
Tsushima		-	Rokuwa

Station history

Machikata Station was opened on October 1, 1924 as Kanehira Station (兼平駅, Kanehira-eki) on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line. The station was closed in 1944, and reopened in 1956 under its present name. The platforms were reconstructed in 1974 and rearranged into their present configuration in 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Tsushima Kita High School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• Official web page (in Japanese)