Okuda Station

Okuda Station (奥田駅, Okuda-eki) is a railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Okuda Station 奥田駅
Okuda Station in July 2013
General information
Location	Okuda-Daimon-cho, Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.2352°N 136.8109°E / 35.2352; 136.8109
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Distance	78.8 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	NH46
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 3, 1928
Passengers
FY2017	2309 daily
Location Okuda Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Okuda Station Okuda Station (Japan)

Lines

Okuda Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 78.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

Westbound	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya, Kasamatsu, and Meitetsu-Gifu
Eastbound	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Ōsato		Local (普通)		Kōnomiya

Station history

Okuda Station was opened on February 3, 1928 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railway (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). On September 26, 2002 the station was the site of a fatal accident (the Okuda incident).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,309 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Inazawa Higashi High School
• Mitsubishi Electric Inazawa plant

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Okuda Station (Aichi) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page (in Japanese)