Shirasawa Station (Aichi)

Shirasawa Station (白沢駅, Shirasawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Agui, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Shirasawa Station 白沢駅
Shirasawa Station in June 2018
General information
Location	Toyoishiyama-17 Shirasawa, Agui-machi, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2201 Japan
Coordinates	34.9553°N 136.915°E / 34.9553; 136.915
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Distance	7.9 kilometers from Ōtagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	KC06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1931
Previous names	Chita Shirasawa Station (to 1949)
Passengers
FY2017	260 daily
Location Shirasawa Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Shirasawa Station Shirasawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Uedai Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 7.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōtagawa.^[1]

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The platforms are short, and can handle trains of only six carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line	For Chita Handa, Kōwa, and Utsumi
2	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line	For Ōtagawa and Kanayama

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Express: Does not stop at this station
Tatsumigaoka		Local		Sakabe

Station history

Shirasawa Station was opened on April 1, 1931, as Chita Shirasawa Station (知多白沢駅, Chita Shirasawa-eki) on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1949, and has also been unattended since 1949. In March 2007, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 260 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Agui Kitahara Nursing School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 白沢 [Shirasawa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
2. 町内鉄道各駅乗車人員数 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Agui Town. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

• Official web page (in Japanese)