Moto Kasadera Station (本笠寺駅, Moto Kasadera-eki) is a railway station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line located in Minami-ku, Nagoya, Japan. It is located 58.2 kilometers from the junction of the Nagoya Main Line at Toyohashi.
 Moto Kasadera Station 本笠寺駅 | |
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 A view of the station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Maehama-dori 7-3, Minami, Nagoya, Aichi （愛知県名古屋市南区前浜通七丁目3） Japan |
| Operated by | Nagoya Railroad |
| Line(s) | Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 March 1917 |
| Previous names | Kasadera (until 1943) |
| Passengers | |
| 2008 | 2142 daily |
History
editMoto Kasadera Station was opened on 19 March 1917 as Kasadera Station (笠寺駅, Kasadera-eki) on the Aichi Electric Railway. On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). On 1 June 1943, with the opening of Kasadera on the Japanese Government Railways Tōkaidō Main Line, the station name was changed to its present name.
Lines
editLayout
editMoto Kasadera Station has two island platforms.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu and Inuyama |
| 2 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu and Inuyama |
| 3 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Higashi Okazaki and Toyohashi |
| 4 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Higashi Okazaki and Toyohashi |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | ||||
| Moto Hoshizaki | Local (普通) | Sakura | ||
External links
edit- (in Japanese) Meitetsu Station information
35°05′57″N 136°56′01″E / 35.0993°N 136.9336°E
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