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Futago Station (二子駅, Futago-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Futago Station in March 2015 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Dainichi Hagiwara-cho Hagiwara, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi-ken 491-0353 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°17′02.3″N 136°45′58.62″E / 35.283972°N 136.7662833°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Bisai Line | ||||
Distance | 21.3 kilometers from Yatomi | ||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | BS10 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | October 1, 1924 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2013 | 2637 daily | ||||
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Lines
editFutago Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 21.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.
Station layout
editThe station has one side platform, serving a single bi-directional track. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit« | Service | » | ||
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Nagoya Railroad | ||||
Bisai Line | ||||
Hagiwara | - | Kariyasuka |
Station history
editFutago Station was opened on October 1, 1924 as a station on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line.[1] The station was closed in 1944 and reopened on October 15, 1949.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 2637 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
edit- Aichi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center
- Ichinomiya Nishi High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 9784023401389
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External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Futago Station.
- Official web page (in Japanese)