Moto Kasadera Station

Moto Kasadera Station 本笠寺駅
A view of the station
General information
Location	Maehama-dori 7-3, Minami, Nagoya, Aichi （愛知県名古屋市南区前浜通七丁目3） Japan
Operated by	Nagoya Railroad
Line(s)	Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	19 March 1917 (1917-03-19)
Previous names	Kasadera (until 1943)
Passengers
2008	2142 daily
Services
Preceding station Meitetsu Following station Moto Hoshizaki towards Toyohashi Nagoya Main Line Local Sakura towards Meitetsu Gifu

Moto Kasadera Station (本笠寺駅, Moto Kasadera-eki) is a railway station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line located in Minami-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is located 58.2 kilometers from the junction of the Nagoya Main Line at Toyohashi.

History

Moto Kasadera Station was opened on 19 March 1917 as Kasadera Station (笠寺駅, Kasadera-eki) on the Aichi Electric Railway. On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). On 1 June 1943, with the opening of Kasadera on the Japanese Government Railways Tōkaidō Main Line, the station name was changed to its present name.

Lines

• Meitetsu
  • Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line

Layout

Moto Kasadera Station has two island platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu and Inuyama
2	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu and Inuyama
3	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Higashi Okazaki and Toyohashi
4	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Higashi Okazaki and Toyohashi

External links

• (in Japanese) Meitetsu Station information