Torii Station (Aichi)
Torii Station (鳥居駅, Torii-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Torii Station 鳥居駅 | |
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 Torii Station in February 2007 | |
| Location | Minamida-49 Ōmi, Shinshiro-shi, Aichi-ken 441-1315 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°55′14.37″N 137°33′6.30″E |
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| Distance | 29.3 kilometers from Toyohashi |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| History | |
| Opened | February 1, 1923 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY1999) | 63 daily |
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Lines
Torii Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 29.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.
Station layout
The station has a single side platform serving one bidirectional 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 | ||||
| Ōmi | Local (普通) | Nagashinojō | ||
Station history
Torii Station was established on February 1, 1923 as a station on the now-defunct Hōraiji Railway (鳳来寺鉄道, Hōraiji Tetsudō). The station was named Torii because it is adjacent to the reported deathplace of Torii Suneemon, a samurai famed for his bravery and death by execution during the siege of Nagashino Castle (Battle of Nagashino) in 1575.[1] The ruin of Nagashino Castle is adjacent to the neighboring Nagashinojō Station.
On August 1, 1943, the Hōraiji Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line and the station was renamed to its present name.[2] Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1962. The station has been unattended since 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 1996.
Surrounding area
See also
- List of Railway Stations in Japan
References
- Sutēshon Kurabu (ed.) (1988). Eki—JR Zensen Zen'eki (Ge) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Bungeishunjū. p. 86. ISBN 4-16-748702-0.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- 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.
