Yawata-shinden Station

Yawata-shinden Station (八幡新田駅, Yawata-shinden-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tōkai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Yawata-shinden Station 八幡新田駅
Yawata-shinden Station, March 2010
General information
Location	Dadabōshi-43 Kagiyamachi, Tokai-shi, Aichi-ken 477-0032 Japan
Coordinates	34.9738°N 136.9124°E / 34.9738; 136.9124
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Distance	5.9 kilometers from Ōtagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	KC04
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1931
Passengers
FY2017	2486 daily
Location Yawata-shinden Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Yawata-shinden Station Yawata-shinden Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yawata-shinden Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 5.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōtagawa.^[1]

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The platforms are short, and can handle trains of only six carriages or less. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line	For Chita Handa, Kōwa, and Utsumi
2	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line	For Ōtagawa and Kanayama

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Express: Does not stop at this station
Minami-Kagiya		Local		Tatsumigaoka

Station history

Yawata-shinden Station was opened on April 1, 1931 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. The station has been unattended since 1950. In March 2007, a new station building was completed, and the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2486 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

• Narawa Junior High School
• Narawa Elementary School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 八幡新田 [Yawata-shinden] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
2. 71 名鉄電車駅別乗降客の推移 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokai City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

Media related to Yawata-shinden Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page