Okuda Station

Okuda Station (奥田駅, Okuda-eki) is a railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Okuda Station

奥田駅
Okuda Station in July 2013
LocationOkuda-Daimon-cho, Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken [1]
Japan
Coordinates35.2352°N 136.8109°E / 35.2352; 136.8109
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Distance78.8 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeNH46
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 3, 1928
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)2309 daily
Location
Okuda Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Okuda Station
Okuda Station (Japan)

Lines

Okuda Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 78.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms
Westbound ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya, Kasamatsu, and Meitetsu-Gifu
Eastbound ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Ōsato   Local (普通)   Kōnomiya

Station history

Okuda Station was opened on February 3, 1928 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railway (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). On September 26, 2002 the station was the site of a fatal accident (the Okuda incident).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,309 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area
  • Inazawa Higashi High School
  • Mitsubishi Electric Inazawa plant
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 奥田 [Okuda] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. 15-3 名古屋鉄道駅別乗降客の推移 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Inazkawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

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