Fusō Station
 Fusō Station 扶桑駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Fusō Station building, March 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Shimoyama-91 Takao, Fusō-machi, Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken 480-0102 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°21′36″N 136°54′56″E / 35.3600°N 136.9156°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 21.2 kilometers from Biwajima | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | IY12 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 6, 1912 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Takao (to 1912), Shimono (to 1948) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2013 | 6285 | ||||||||||||||
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Fusō Station (扶桑駅, Fusō-eki) is a railway station in the town of Fusō, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
[edit]Fusō Station is served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line, and is located 21.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Biwajima.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two island platforms connected by an elevated station building built over the tracks and platforms. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ Inuyama Line | for Inuyama, Shin-Unuma, Meitetsu-Gifu, and Shin Kani |
| 3, 4 | ■ Inuyama Line | for Meitetsu-Nagoya, Toyohashi, and Central Japan International Airport |
Station history
[edit]Fusō Station was opened on August 6, 1912, as Takao Station (高雄駅, Takao-eki), and changed its name less than a year later on March 27, 1913, to Shimono Station (下野駅, Shimono-eki). The station name was changed to its present name on February 1, 1948.[1] A new station building was completed in February 1994, and its platforms were reorganized into their present configuration.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Fusō Town Hall
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 9784023401389
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External links
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- Official web page (in Japanese)
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