Toyokawa Station (Aichi)

CD05
Toyokawa Station

豊川駅
Toyokawa Station
General information
LocationNihodōri-10 Toyokawachō, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi-ken 442-0033
Japan
Coordinates34°49′21″N 137°23′50″E / 34.8225°N 137.3971°E / 34.8225; 137.3971
Operated by
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance8.7 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeCD05
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1897
Passengers
FY20173296 daily
Location
Toyokawa Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Toyokawa Station
Toyokawa Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Toyokawa Station is located in Japan
Toyokawa Station
Toyokawa Station
Toyokawa Station (Japan)
Platform
Track Layout

Toyokawa Station (豊川駅, Toyokawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Toyokawa Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station building was rebuilt in 1997 as an elevated station. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Iida Line For Chūbu-Tenryū and Iida
2 ■ Iida Line For Toyohashi
3 ■ Iida Line For Toyohashi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Iida Line
Toyohashi   Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」)   Shinshiro
Ushikubo   Local (普通)   Mikawa-Ichinomiya

Station history

Toyokawa Station was opened on July 15, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-07-15) as a terminal station on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道, Toyokawa Tetsudō). At the time, the line consisted of Toyohashi Station, Ushikubo Station, and this station, in that order, but the line was soon extended on to Mikawa-Ichinomiya later that year.[1] In December 1931 a modern, 3-story concrete station building was completed. A spur line, the Nishi-Toyokawa Line, connected to the station on May 12, 1942. On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line.[2] The Nishi-Toyokawa Line ceased operation in 1956. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1984. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3296 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, 22, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9
  2. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ "平成30年版豊川市の統計）2.駅別旅客輸送状況(JR)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyokawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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