Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station

Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station (名鉄一宮駅, Meitetsu Ichinomiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station

名鉄一宮駅
Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station building, April 2012
Location1-1-1 Shinsei, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi-ken 491-091[1]
Japan
Coordinates35.301747°N 136.797091°E / 35.301747; 136.797091
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)
Distance86.4 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeNH50
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 January 1900
Previous namesShin-Ichinomiya (until 2005)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2006)17,188 daily[2]
Location
Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station
Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station (Japan)
Track layout

Lines

Meitetsu-Ichinomiya Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 86.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi. It is also served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 25.3 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Yatomi.

Station layout

The station has two elevated island platform, with the station building underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed. The station is physically joined to JR Central's Owari-Ichinomiya Station.

Platforms
1 ■ Meitetsu Bisai Line for Morikami and Tsushima
■ Meitetsu Bisai Line for Okuchō and Tamanoi
2 ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line for Kasamatsu and Meitetsu-Gifu
3 ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line for Meitetsu-Nagoya and Meitetsu-Gifu
4 ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line for Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Kōnomiya   Rapid Limited Express   Meitetsu-Gifu
Kōnomiya   Limited Express   Meitetsu-Gifu
Kōnomiya   Rapid Express   Shin-Kisogawa
Kōnomiya   Express   Shin-Kisogawa
Kōnomiya   Semi Express   Shin-Kisogawa
Myōkōji   Local   Imaise
Meitetsu Bisai Line
Kannonji - Nishi-Ichinomiya

Station history

The station opened on 24 January 1900 as Shin-Ichinomiya Station (新一宮駅).[3] It was renamed Meitetsu-Ichinomiya on 29 January 2005.[3] The station was reopened as an elevated station on 21 February 1993.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 17,700 passengers daily.

Surrounding area
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 名鉄一宮 [Meitetsu-Ichinomiya] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. 第10章　運輸・通信 （平成20年度刊愛知県統計年鑑） [Statistics of Aichi in Year 20 of the Heisei Era] (in Japanese). Aichi Prefecture. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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