Shinkawa-machi Station

Coordinates: 34°53′47″N 136°59′24″E / 34.8964°N 136.99°E / 34.8964; 136.99
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Shinkawa-machi Station

新川町駅
Shinkawa-machi Station in January 2019
General information
LocationShinkawa-machi 3-chome, Hekinan-shi, Aichi-ken 447-0863
Japan
Coordinates34°53′47″N 136°59′24″E / 34.8964°N 136.99°E / 34.8964; 136.99
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Distance37.1 kilometers from Sanage
Platforms2 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeMU09
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 5, 1914
Passengers
FY20171298
Location
Shinkawa-machi Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Shinkawa-machi Station
Shinkawa-machi Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Shinkawa-machi Station is located in Japan
Shinkawa-machi Station
Shinkawa-machi Station
Shinkawa-machi Station (Japan)
Platforms

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

Lines[edit]

Shinkawa-machi Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 37.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sanage and 15.8 kilometers from Chiryū.

Station layout[edit]

The station has two opposed side 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
Kita Shinkawa - Hekinan-chūō

Station history[edit]

Shinkawa-machi Station was opened on February 5, 1914, as a station on the privately owned Mikawa Railway Company. A spur line ran from this station to Shinkawaguchi Station (新川口駅, Shinkawaguchi-eki) from 1915 to 1955. 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 1298 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Shinkawa Elementary School
  • Shinkawa Junior High School
  • Kobayashi Memorial Hospital

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.

External links[edit]

Media related to Shinkawamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons