Otōbashi Station

Otōbashi Station (尾頭橋駅, Otōbashi-eki) is an infill railway station in Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).^[1]

CA67 Otōbashi Station 尾頭橋駅
Otōbashi Station in November 2022
General information
Location	4-14-1 Otōbashi, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 454-0012 Japan
Coordinates	35°08′49″N 136°53′28″E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Tokaido Main Line
Distance	363.6 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CA67
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 16, 1995
Passengers
FY2017	3504 daily
Location Otōbashi Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Otōbashi Station Otōbashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Otōbashi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 363.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has one curved island platform with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Taketoyo and Toyohashi
2	■ Tōkaidō Main Line	for Nagoya and Ōgaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
New Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Sectional Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kanayama		Local		Nagoya

Station history

Otōbashi Station was opened on 16 March 1995 on the site of a former freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Otōbashi Station was assigned station number CA67.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,504 passengers daily^[5]

Surrounding area

• Nagoya Stadium

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 尾頭橋駅 [Otōbashi Station] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
2. 熱田駅 [Atsuta Station] (in Japanese). JR Central. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
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. 平成30年版名古屋市統計年鑑　11.運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Nagoya City. 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

• Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

External links

• Official home page