Machikata Station

Railway station in Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

35°11′21″N 136°43′39″E / 35.1891°N 136.7276°E / 35.1891; 136.7276Operated by

MeitetsuLine(s)■ Bisai Line Distance9.6 kilometers from YatomiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeBS01WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 1, 1924Previous namesKanehira Station (to 1956)PassengersFY20171,338 daily

Location
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Machikata Station (町方駅, Machikata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Machikata Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Bisai Line	for Tsushima
2	■ Bisai Line	for Morikami and Meitetsu-Ichinomiya

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Bisai Line
Tsushima	-	Rokuwa

Station history

Machikata Station was opened on October 1, 1924 as Kanehira Station (兼平駅, Kanehira-eki) on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line. The station was closed in 1944, and reopened in 1956 under its present name.^[1] The platforms were reconstructed in 1974 and rearranged into their present configuration in 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1,338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Tsushima Kita High School

References

^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 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, ISBN 9784023401389 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ 7-2.駅別乗降客数) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Aisai City. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.