Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station (徳重・名古屋芸大駅, Tokushige-Nagoyageidai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station 徳重・名古屋芸大駅 | |||||||||||
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 Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tokushige-Hirobatake 35, Kitanagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 481-0038[1] Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′22″N 136°52′24″E / 35.2562°N 136.8734°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.3 kilometers from Biwajima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | IY05 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 6, 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tokushige (to 2005) | ||||||||||
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| FY2013 | 10,370 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station is served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line, and is located 7.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Biwajima.
Station layout
editThe station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Inuyama Line | For Iwakura and Inuyama |
| 2 | ■ Inuyama Line | For Meitetsu-Nagoya and Fushimi |
Station history
editTokushige Nagoya Geidai Station was opened on August 6, 1912 as Tokushige Station (徳重駅, Tokushige-eki).[2] The station was closed in 1944, but reopened on September 15, 1946. The station was an unattended station from 1946–1963. A new station building was completed in December 1980.[3] The station was renamed to its present name on January 29, 2005.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 10,370 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
edit- Nagoya University of Arts
- Nishiharu High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 徳重・名古屋芸大 [Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 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
- ^ Nagoya Railroad (October 25, 2004). 平成17年1月29日にダイヤ改正を実施 [Timetable will be revised on January 29, 2005] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2011.
External links
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Media related to Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)