Inuyama Station (犬山駅, Inuyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Inuyama Station 犬山駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Inuyama station in June 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Fujimichō-14 Inuyama-shi, Aichi-ken 484-0081 [1] Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′49″N 136°56′44″E / 35.3802373°N 136.9456637°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 20.6 kilometers from Kamiiida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | IY15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 8, 1912[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 17,050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editInuyama Station is served by the Meitetsu Komaki Line and is 20.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kamiiida. It is also served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line and is 29.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Biwajima. Inuyama station is also a terms of the 22.3 kilometer Meitetsu Hiromi Line.
Station layout
editThe station has three elevated island platforms with an elevated station building. After a renovation completed in mid-December 2010, there are two wickets. The renovated portions of the station entered service on December 20, 2010, at which time the station became handicapped-accessible. Previously, there was one wicket, but after renovation this became the South Wicket, and the newly completed wicket became the North Wicket. The renovation also included new LED displays indicating the next trains arriving at the station, which replaced displays which mechanically flipped cards. There are two exits, the East Exit and the West Exit.[3] The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Inuyama Line | from Meitetsu Nagoya for Shin Unuma, Meitetsu Gifu returning for Kōnan and Iwakura |
| 2 | ■ Inuyama Line | from Shin Unuma for Kōnan, Iwakura and Meitetsu Nagoya |
| 3 | ■ Komaki Line | returning for Komaki and Heian-dōri |
| 4 5 |
■ Inuyama Line | returning for Shin Unuma and Meitetsu Gifu |
| 4 5 6 |
■ Inuyama Line | for Shin Kani, Meitetsu Nagoya and Meitetsu Gifu |
| ■ Hiromi Line | returning for Shin Kani |
Station history
editInuyama Station opened on August 8, 1912.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 17,050 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Inuyama Castle
- Inuyama City Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 犬山 [Inuyama] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (October 2010), "週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 大手私鉄", 週刊朝日百科, no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., p. 20, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9
- ^ a b 富岡前 [Tomioka-mae] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ 犬山市の統計（オープンデータ） (in Japanese). Japan: Inuyama City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
External links
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Media related to Inuyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)