Tokushige-Nagoya-Geidai Station
 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 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | August 6, 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tokushige (to 2005) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2013 | 10,370 | ||||||||||
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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.
Lines
[edit]Tokushige-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
[edit]The 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
[edit]Tokushige 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
[edit]In 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
[edit]References
[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)