Kōwaguchi Station

Kōwaguchi Station
河和口駅

Station building (left)
Location Futto, Mihama, Chita, Aichi
(愛知県知多郡美浜町大字布土字中平井33番地1 [1]
Japan
Operated by Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Meitetsu Kōwa Line
History
Opened 1932
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 117,217 [2] daily

Kōwaguchi Station (河和口駅 Kōwaguchi-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu's Kōwa Line located in Mihama, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 25.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōtagawa Station.

History

Kōwaguchi Station was opened on July 1, 1932 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. In 2007, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.

Lines

Layout

Kōwaguchi Station has two opposed side platforms. The platforms are short, and can handle trains of only six carriages or less. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Kōwa
2  Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Fuki, Meitetsu Nagoya, Inuyama, and Tsushima
Track diagram of Kōwaguchi and Kōwa Station

Adjacent stations

Service
Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Fuki   Limited Express   Kōwa
Fuki   Rapid Express   Kōwa
Fuki   Express   Kōwa
Fuki   Semi Express   Kōwa
Fuki   Local   Kōwa

References

  1. 河和口 [Kōwaguchi] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  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.

Coordinates: 34°47′51″N 136°55′08″E / 34.7976°N 136.9188°E / 34.7976; 136.9188


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