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Chita Handa Station

Coordinates: 34°53′38″N 136°55′35″E / 34.8940°N 136.9263°E / 34.8940; 136.9263
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Chita Handa Station

知多半田駅
Chita Handa Station in March 2010
General information
Location128- Hirokōji-chō, Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0857
Japan
Coordinates34°53′38″N 136°55′35″E / 34.8940°N 136.9263°E / 34.8940; 136.9263
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Distance14.8 kilometers from Ōtagawa
Platforms1 island + side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeKC12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 1, 1931
Passengers
FY20186029
Location
Chita Handa Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Chita Handa Station
Chita Handa Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Chita Handa Station is located in Japan
Chita Handa Station
Chita Handa Station
Chita Handa Station (Japan)
Track layout

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

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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

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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

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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

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Service
Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Agui   Limited Express   Aoyama
Sumiyoshichō   Rapid Express   Narawa
Sumiyoshichō   Express   Narawa
Sumiyoshichō   Semi Express   Narawa
Sumiyoshichō   Local   Narawa

Station history

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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

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 6029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Handa Commercial High School
  • CLACITY HANDA
  • former Nakano residence

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 知多半田 [Chita-Handa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ (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.
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