Fusō Station

Fusō Station (扶桑駅, Fusō-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fusō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Fusō Station 扶桑駅
Fusō Station building, March 2008
General information
Location	Shimoyama-91 Takao, Fusō-machi, Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken 480-0102 Japan
Coordinates	35.3600°N 136.9156°E / 35.3600; 136.9156
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line
Distance	21.2 kilometers from Biwajima
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	IY12
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 6, 1912
Previous names	Takao (to 1912), Shimono (to 1948)
Passengers
FY2013	6285
Location Fusō Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Fusō Station Fusō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

track layout

Lines

Fusō Station is served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line, and is located 21.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Biwajima.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms connected by an elevated station building built over the tracks and platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Inuyama Line	for Inuyama, Shin-Unuma, Meitetsu-Gifu, and Shin Kani
3, 4	■ Inuyama Line	for Meitetsu-Nagoya, Toyohashi, and Central Japan International Airport

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Inuyama Line
μSKY Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Kashiwamori		Rapid Express		Inuyama
Kashiwamori		Express		Inuyama
Kashiwamori		Semi-Express		Kotsuyōsui
Kashiwamori		Local		Kotsuyōsui

Station history

Fusō Station was opened on August 6, 1912, as Takao Station (高雄駅, Takao-eki), and changed its name less than a year later on March 27, 1913, to Shimono Station (下野駅, Shimono-eki). The station name was changed to its present name on February 1, 1948.^[1] A new station building was completed in February 1994, and its platforms were reorganized into their present configuration.

Surrounding area

• Fusō Town Hall

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

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)

External links

• Official web page (in Japanese)