Machikata Station (町方駅, Machikata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Machikata Station

町方駅
Machikata Station In July 2013
General information
LocationMinamiteigai-1 Machikata-cho, Aisai-shi, Aichi-ken 496-8014
Japan
Coordinates35°11′21″N 136°43′39″E / 35.1891°N 136.7276°E / 35.1891; 136.7276
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Bisai Line
Distance9.6 kilometers from Yatomi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeBS01
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1924
Previous namesKanehira Station (to 1956)
Passengers
FY20171,338 daily
Location
Machikata Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Machikata Station
Machikata Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Machikata Station is located in Japan
Machikata Station
Machikata Station
Machikata Station (Japan)
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Machikata Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.

Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Bisai Line for Tsushima
2  Bisai Line for Morikami and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nagoya Railroad
Bisai Line
Tsushima - Rokuwa

Station history

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Machikata Station was opened on October 1, 1924 as Kanehira Station (兼平駅, Kanehira-eki) on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line. The station was closed in 1944, and reopened in 1956 under its present name.[1] The platforms were reconstructed in 1974 and rearranged into their present configuration in 2004.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Tsushima Kita High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 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 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ 7-2.駅別乗降客数) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Aisai City. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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