Myōkōji Station

Railway station in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

35°17′13″N 136°47′53″E / 35.2870°N 136.7980°E / 35.2870; 136.7980Operated by

MeitetsuLine(s)■ Meitetsu Nagoya LineDistance84.7 kilometers from ToyohashiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeNH49WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedFebruary 3, 1924PassengersFY2008860 daily^[1]

Location
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Myōkōji Station (妙興寺駅, Myōkōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Myōkōji Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 84.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya, Kasamatsu, and Meitetsu-Gifu
2	■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line	For Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

←	Service	→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Kōnomiya	Semi Express (Limited)	Meitetsu-Ichinomiya
Shima-Ujinaga	Local	Meitetsu-Ichinomiya

Station history

Myōkōji Station was opened on February 3, 1924 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). The tracks were elevated in 1993.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2008, the station was used by an average of 860 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

Myōkō-ji
Ichinomiya Museum

References

^ ^a ^b 第10章　運輸・通信（平成20年度刊愛知県統計年鑑） [Statistics of Aichi in Year 20 of the Heisei Era] (in Japanese). Aichi Prefecture. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2010.