Hekinan-chūō Station

Hekinan-chūō Station
碧南中央駅

Hekinan-chūō Station
Location Sakae, Hekinan, Aichi
(愛知県碧南市栄町)
Japan
Operated by Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Meitetsu Mikawa Line
History
Opened 1915
Previous names Shin-Suma (until 1981)
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 2,011 daily

Hekinan-chūō Station (碧南中央駅 Hekinan-chūō-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu on the Mikawa Line, located in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture Japan. It is located 16.9kilometers from the terminus of the Mikawa Line at Chiryū Station.

History

Hekinan-chūō Station was opened on February 5, 1914, as a temporary stop operating only during the summer vacation season for beachgoerson the privately owned Mikawa Railway Company. It was elevated to the status of a station on July 10, 1915, and named Shin Suma Station (新須磨駅 Shin Suma-eki). The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on December 14, 1981.

Lines

Layout

Hekinan-chūō Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Mikawa Line For Mikawa Takahama, Kariya, and Chiryū
2  Mikawa Line For Hekinan

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad
Mikawa Line
Shinkawa-machi - Hekinan


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Coordinates: 34°53′15″N 136°59′21″E / 34.8876°N 136.9893°E / 34.8876; 136.9893


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