Hira Station (比良駅, Hira-eki) is a railway station in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR-Central Transport Service Company (TKJ).
Hira Station 比良駅 | |||||
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 Hira Station, March 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 3-Chome Hira. Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 452-0802 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°13′43″N 136°54′10″E / 35.2287°N 136.9028°E | ||||
| Operated by |  JR-Central Transport Service Company | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Jōhoku Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.5 kilometers from Kachigawa | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 December 1991 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY 2017 | 115 daily | ||||
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Lines
editHira Station is served by the TKJ Jōhoku Line, and is located 4.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kachigawa.
Station layout
editThe station has two opposed elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line | For Kachigawa |
| 2 | ■ Tōkai Transport Service Jōhoku Line | For Biwajima |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōkai Transport Service Company | ||||
| Jōhoku Line | ||||
| Ajiyoshi | Local | Otai | ||
Station history
editHira Station was opened on 1 December 1991.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 115 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Site of Hira Castle
- Hira Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 平成30年版名古屋市統計年鑑 11.運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Nagoya City. 2019. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
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Media related to Hira Station (Aichi) at Wikimedia Commons