Ogawa Station (Aichi)

This article is about station in Aichi prefecture. For the station in Tokyo, see Ogawa Station (Tokyo). For the station in Kumamoto prefecture, see Ogawa Station (Kumamoto).

Ogawa Station (緒川駅, Ogawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Higashiura, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CE02 Ogawa Station 緒川駅
Ogawa Station in August 2020
General information
Location	Takezuka-1 Ogawa, Higashiura, Chita-gun, Aichi-ken 470-2102 Japan
Coordinates	34.9812°N 136.9717°E / 34.9812; 136.9717
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Taketoyo Line
Distance	3.1 kilometers from Ōbu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	CE02
History
Opened	March 1, 1900
Passengers
FY2017	1597 daily
Location Ogawa Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Ogawa Station Ogawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform when the line was not electrified

Lines

Ogawa Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 3.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.

Station layout

The station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. 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
Owari-Morioka		Local		Ishihama

Station history

The first Ogawa Station was opened in March 1886 following the opening of Taketoyo Line. It was later closed when Ōbu Station opened north of the station on September 10, 1887.^[1] The village of Ogawa (Current Higashiura) petitioned the Ministry of Communications to reopen the station for the promotion of the village.^[2]

The second Ogawa Station was opened on March 1, 1900, as a passenger station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). Freight operations commenced from April 1, 1903, and the station building was reconstructed at that time.^[2] The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued and the freight-only line between the two lines were deconstructed on November 15, 1975, and small parcel operations from February 1, 1984.^[1] With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006. On February 19, 1995, the station and the nearby section was elevated.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced to the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Ogawa Station was assigned station number CE02.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1597 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

Surrounding area

• Aeon Mall Higashiura
• Higashiura Town Hall

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 武豊線物語. pp. 181–183.
2. 武豊線物語. p. 3.
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. 運輸・通信 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Higashiura Town. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

Media related to Ogawa Station (Aichi) at Wikimedia Commons