Handaguchi Station (半田口駅, Handaguchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
![]() Handaguchi Station in June 2018 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Yanabenakamachi 2-150, Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0961 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°54′32″N 136°55′32″E / 34.9089°N 136.9255°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | ||||
Distance | 13.2 kilometers from Ōtagawa | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | KC10 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | April 1, 1932 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2013 | 932 | ||||
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/MT-Handaguchi_Station-Platform.jpg/270px-MT-Handaguchi_Station-Platform.jpg)
Lines
editHandaguchi Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 13.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōtagawa.[1]
Station layout
editThe station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Chita Handa, Kōwa, and Utsumi |
2 | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Ōtagawa and Kanayama |
Adjacent stations
edit← | Service | → | ||
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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 | ||||
Uedai | Local | Sumiyoshichō |
Station history
editHandaguchi Station was opened on April 1, 1932 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943, but the station was closed in 1944. The station was reopened on November 3, 1947. In March 2007, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.
Surrounding area
edit- Handa Junior High School
- Iwanami Elementary School
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
editMedia related to Handaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons