Moto Hoshizaki Station (本星崎駅, Moto Hoshizaki-eki) is a railway station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line located in Minami-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is located 56.7 kilometers from the junction of the Nagoya Main Line at Toyohashi.
 Moto Hoshizaki Station 本星崎駅 | |
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 A view of the station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hoshimiya-cho 301, Minami, Nagoya, Aichi （愛知県名古屋市南区星宮町301） Japan |
| Operated by | Nagoya Railroad |
| Line(s) | Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1917 |
| Passengers | |
| 2008 | 1740 daily |
History
editMoto Hoshizaki Station was opened on May 8, 1917, as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). The station has been unattended since September 2004.
The stations serves the Hoshizaki (星崎) district, a former town. The line dissects the grounds of the former Hoshizaki Castle.
Lines
editLayout
editMoto Hoshizaki Station has two opposed side platforms.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu, and Inuyama |
| 2 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Higashi Okazaki and Toyohashi |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | ||||
| Narumi | Local (普通) | Moto Kasadera | ||
External links
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Media related to Moto Hoshizaki Station at Wikimedia Commons- (in Japanese) Meitetsu Station information
35°05′15″N 136°56′15″E / 35.0875°N 136.9375°E
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