Higashi-Narawa Station

Higashi-Narawa Station (東成岩駅, Higashi-Narawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is also a freight terminal for the Kinuura Rinkai Railway.

CE08 Higashi-Narawa Station 東成岩駅
Higashi-Narawa Station in November 2022
General information
Location	3-68 Asahi-cho, Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0838 Japan
Coordinates	34.8736°N 136.9229°E / 34.8736; 136.9229
Operated by	JR Central Kinuura Rinkai Railway
Line(s)	Taketoyo Line
Distance	16.3 kilometers from Ōbu
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	CE08
History
Opened	March 1, 1933
Passengers
FY2018	615 daily
Location Higashi-Narawa Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Higashi-Narawa Station Higashi-Narawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform

Lines

Higashi-Narawa Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 16.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Taketoyo Line	for Ōbu
2	■ Taketoyo Line	for Taketoyo

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Taketoyo Line
Handa		Local		Taketoyo

Station history

Higashi-Narawa Station opened on 1 March 1933, as a passenger station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). Freight operations commenced from 1 May 1945. The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from 15 November 1975, and the station became unattended after that time. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006.^[1]

The freight-only Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line opened on 15 November 1975.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced to the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Higashi-Narawa Station was assigned station number CE08.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 615 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). ^[5]

Surrounding area

• JFE Steel - Chita plant

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. Kawai, Yuhei (2009). Taketoyo-sen Monogatari. 交通新聞社. ISBN 4330046091.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
4. "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. (3)主要駅別乗車人員(1日平均) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Chita City. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

Media related to Higashi-Narawa Station at Wikimedia Commons