Owari Seto Station

Owari Seto Station (尾張瀬戸駅, Owari Seto-eki) is a railway station in the city of Seto, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. ^[1]

Owari Seto Station 尾張瀬戸駅
Platform in December 2022
General information
Location	12-1 Yamawakichō, Seto-shi, Aichi-ken 489-0811 Japan
Coordinates	35.225°N 137.097°E / 35.225; 137.097
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Seto Line
Distance	20.6 kilometers from Sakaemachi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Aichi Loop Line (via Setoshi Station)
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	ST20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 2, 1905
Previous names	Seto (瀬戸) (until 1921)
Passengers
FY2017	4423 daily
Services
Preceding station Meitetsu Following station Seto-Shiyakusho-mae towards Sakaemachi Seto Line Terminus
Location Owari Seto Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Owari Seto Station Owari Seto Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Track Layout

Lines

Owari Seto Station is a terminal station on the Meitetsu Seto Line, and is located 20.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Sakaemachi.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Station history

Owari Seto Station was opened on April 2, 1905, as Seto Station (瀬戸駅, Seto-eki) on the privately operated Seto Electric Railway. It was renamed to its present name on February 19, 1921. The Seto Electric Railway was absorbed into the Meitetsu group on September 1, 1939. A new station building was completed in April 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4423 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Seto City Art Museum

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 尾張瀬戸 [Owari Seto] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
2. 瀬戸市統計書 (in Japanese). Japan: Seto City. 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

External links

Media related to Owari Seto Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page (in Japanese)