Mikawa-Ichinomiya Station 三河一宮駅 | |||||
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![]() Mikawa-Ichinomiya Station building, February 2018 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Shimoshinkiri-33 Ichinomiyachō, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi-ken 441-1231 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°50′52″N137°24′52″E / 34.8479°N 137.4144°E /34.8479; 137.4144 | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ![]() | ||||
Distance | 12.0 kilometers fromToyohashi | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Station code | CD | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | July 22, 1897 | ||||
Previous names | Ichinomiya (to 1916) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2017 | 745 daily | ||||
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Mikawa-Ichinomiya Station (三河一宮駅,Mikawa-Ichinomiya-eki) is a railway station in the city ofToyokawa,Aichi Prefecture,Japan, operated byCentral Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Mikawa-Ichinomiya Station is served by theIida Line, and is located 12.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line atToyohashi Station.
The station has two opposedside platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building is unattended. The station building is designed to resemble a shrine or temple building, as the station is the closest railway station to theichinomiya of formerMikawa Province, theToga Shrine.
1 | ■ Iida Line | ForToyohashi |
2 | ■ Iida Line | ForToyokawa,Iida |
« | Service | » | ||
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Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
Iida Line | ||||
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station | ||||
Toyokawa | Local (普通) | Nagayama |
Mikawa-Ichinomiya Station was established on July 22, 1897 asIchinomiya Station (一の宮駅,Ichinomiya-eki)on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道,Toyokawa Tetsudō). The station was renamed to its present name on January 1, 1916. On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway wasnationalized along with some other local lines to form theJapanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line.[1] Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1971. Along with its division andprivatization ofJNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of theCentral Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). A new station building was completed in December 1990.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 745 passengers daily.[2]
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