Higashi-Shimmachi Station
Higashi-Shimmachi Station (東新町駅, Higashi-Shimmachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Higashi-Shimmachi Station 東新町駅 | |
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Higashi-Shimmachi Station in September 2009 | |
Location | Wakasugi-12 Hirai, Shinshiro-shi, Aichi-ken 441-1361 Japan |
Coordinates | 34.9062°N 137.5027°E |
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Line(s) | |
Distance | 22.6 kilometers from Toyohashi |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
History | |
Opened | January 1, 1914 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY1999) | 559 daily |
Location | |
Higashi-Shimmachi Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Higashi-Shimmachi Station Higashi-Shimmachi Station (Japan) |
Lines
Higashi-Shimmachi Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 22.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving one bi-directional track.The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
Iida Line | ||||
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station | ||||
Shinshiro | Local (普通) | Chausuyama |
Station history
Higashi-Shimmachi Station was established on January 1, 1914 as a station on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道, Toyokawa Tetsudō). On August 1, 1943, t the Toyokawa Railway were nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line.[1] Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1971. 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. A new station building was completed in December 2006.
Surrounding area
- Shinshiro High School
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References
- 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4533029809.