Mikawa Tahara Station

Mikawa Tahara Station (三河田原駅, Mikawa-Tahara-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Public–private partnership Toyohashi Railroad.

Mikawa Tahara Station 三河田原駅
Mikawa Tahara Station in January 2013
General information
Location	Higashiohama Tahara-cho, Tahara-shi, Aichi-ken 441-3421 Japan
Coordinates	34°40′0.80″N 137°16′9″E
Operated by	Toyohashi Railroad
Line(s)	■ Atsumi Line
Distance	18.0 kilometers from Shin-Toyohashi
Platforms	2 bay platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	16
History
Opened	June 10, 1924
Previous names	Tahara (to 1927)
Passengers
FY2016	1480 daily
Location Mikawa Tahara Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Mikawa Tahara Station Mikawa Tahara Station (Japan)

Aerial view

Lines

Mikawa Tahara Station is a terminal station of the Atsumi Line, and is located 18.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shin-Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two bay platforms, with an adjacent station building. The station building is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line	for Shin-Toyohashi
3, 4	■ Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line	for Shin-Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Toyohashi Railroad
Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line
Kambe		-	Terminus

Station history

Mikawa Tahara Station was established on June 10, 1924 as Tahara Station (田原駅, Tahara-eki) on the privately-held Atsumi Railroad. The station name was changed to its present name in 1927. On April 10, 1926, the line was extended to Kurokawahara. The Atsumi Railroad was merged into the Nagoya Railroad on September 1, 1940. The section from Mikawa Tahara to Kurokawahara was discontinued on June 5, 1944. The Toyohashi Railroad Company was established on October 1, 1954. In October 1994, a new station building was completed. A modern station building was completed on October 27, 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,480 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Tahara Castle
• Tahara City Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Toyohashi Railway Official home page