![]() Chita Handa Station in March 2010 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 128- Hirokōji-chō, Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0857 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°53′38″N 136°55′35″E / 34.8940°N 136.9263°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | ||||
Distance | 14.8 kilometers from Ōtagawa | ||||
Platforms | 1 island + side platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Station code | KC12 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | April 1, 1931 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2018 | 6029 | ||||
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Chita Handa Station (知多半田駅, Chita Handa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
[edit]Chita Handa Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 14.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōtagawa.[1]
Station layout
[edit]Chita Handa Station has three tracks and two platforms - a western side platform (Track 3) and central island platform (Tracks 1 and 2). The station has a pedestrian overpass facilitating access to the platforms from both sides. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Kōwa, and Utsumi For Ōtagawa and Meitetsu Nagoya |
2 | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Kōwa and Utsumi |
3 | ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line | For Ōtagawa and Meitetsu Nagoya |
Adjacent stations
[edit]← | Service | → | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Meitetsu Kōwa Line | ||||
Agui | Limited Express | Aoyama | ||
Sumiyoshichō | Rapid Express | Narawa | ||
Sumiyoshichō | Express | Narawa | ||
Sumiyoshichō | Semi Express | Narawa | ||
Sumiyoshichō | Local | Narawa |
Station history
[edit]Chita Handa Station was opened on April 1, 1931 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. A new station building was completed in December 1988. In July 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 6029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Handa Commercial High School
- CLACITY HANDA
- former Nakano residence
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 知多半田 [Chita-Handa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ (3)主要駅別乗車人員(1日平均) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Chita City. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
[edit] Media related to Chita-Handa Station at Wikimedia Commons