Kita Shinkawa Station

Coordinates: 34°54′22″N 136°59′33″E / 34.9062°N 136.9924°E / 34.9062; 136.9924
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Kita Shinkawa Station

北新川駅
Kita Shinkawa Station in April 2018
General information
LocationKugutsumachi 4-chome, Hekinan-shi, Aichi-ken 447-0065
Japan
Coordinates34°54′22″N 136°59′33″E / 34.9062°N 136.9924°E / 34.9062; 136.9924
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Distance36.1 kilometers from Sanage
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeMU08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 5, 1914
Passengers
FY20173144
Location
Kita Shinkawa Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Kita Shinkawa Station
Kita Shinkawa Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Kita Shinkawa Station is located in Japan
Kita Shinkawa Station
Kita Shinkawa Station
Kita Shinkawa Station (Japan)
Level Crossing

Kita Shinkawa Station (北新川駅, Kita Shinkawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines[edit]

Kita Shinkawa Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 36.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sanage and 14.8 kilometers from Chiryū.

Station layout[edit]

The station has one island platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has automatic turnstiles for the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards, and is unattended.

Platforms[edit]

1  Mikawa Line For Hekinan
2  Mikawa Line For Mikawa Takahama, Kariya, and Chiryū

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad
Mikawa Line
Takahama-minato - Shinkawa-machi

Station history[edit]

Kita Shinkawa Station was opened on February 5, 1914 as a station on the privately-owned Mikawa Railway Company. The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station has been unattended since 2005.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3144 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Hekinan Public Library
  • Hekinan Minami Technical High School

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 7-1 市内各駅乗降客の状況 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Hekinan City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.[permanent dead link]

External links[edit]

Media related to Kita Shinkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons