Mikawa-Tōgō Station

Mikawa-Tōgō Station (三河東郷駅, Mikawa-Tōgō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Mikawa-Tōgō Station 三河東郷駅
Mikawa-Tōgō Station in February, 2007
General information
Location	Yato Kawaji, Shinshiro-shi, Aichi-ken 441-1306 Japan
Coordinates	34.9125°N 137.5275°E / 34.9125; 137.5275
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	25.0 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	September 23, 1900
Previous names	Kawaji (to 1943)
Passengers
FY1999	134 daily
Location Mikawa-Tōgō Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Mikawa-Tōgō Station Mikawa-Tōgō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform

Lines

Mikawa-Tōgō Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 25.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended. The station building is modeled after a wooden palisade from the time of the Battle of Nagashino, which took place near the station.

Platforms

1	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Toyohashi
2	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	For Chūbu-Tenryū and Iida

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Chausuyama		Local (普通)		Ōmi

Station history

Mikawa-Tōgō Station was established on September 23, 1900 as Kawaji Station (川路駅, Kawaji-eki) on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道, Toyokawa Tetsudō). On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line, and the station was renamed to its present name.^[1] Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1962. The station has been unattended since 1984. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the JR Tōkai.

Surrounding area

• Yokohama Rubber Shichiro plant
• Noda Castle ruins

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

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