Suwachō Station (諏訪町駅, Suwachō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Suwachō Station 諏訪町駅 | |||||
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.jpg) Suwachō Station in January 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Suwa 3-chome 250, Toyokawa, Aichi （愛知県豊川市諏訪三丁目250） Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′25″N 137°22′14″E / 34.8235°N 137.3705°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Toyokawa Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.4 kilometers from Kō | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | TK02 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | January 27, 1945 | ||||
| Previous names | Shiyakusho-mae Station (to 1955) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 2337 daily | ||||
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Lines
editSuwachō Station is a station on the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line and is 4.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kō.
Station layout
editThe station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Meitetsu Toyokawa Line | ||||
| Inariguchi | Rapid Limited Express | Yawata | ||
| Inariguchi | Limited Express | Yawata | ||
| Inariguchi | Express | Yawata | ||
| Inariguchi | Semi Express | Yawata | ||
| Inariguchi | Local | Yawata | ||
Station history
editSuwachō Station was opened on January 27, 1945, as Shiyakusho-mae Station (市役所前, Shiyokusho-mae eki). It was renamed to its present name on January 20, 1955.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2337 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Toyokawa City Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "平成30年版豊川市の統計）2.駅別旅客輸送状況(JR)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyokawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Suwachō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)