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Tsushima Station

Tsushima Station

Railway station in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, Japan


Tsushima Station (津島駅, Tsushima-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

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Tsushima Station is a terminal station for the Meitetsu Tsushima Line, and is located 11.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sukaguchi. Its ia also served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line and is 8.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Yatomi.

Station layout

The station has a single elevated island platform with the station building underneath. Trains of both the Bisai Line and the Tsushima Line use the same platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1  Tsushima Line for Yatomi
2  Tsushima Line For Sukaguchi, Meitetsu-Nagoya
   Bisai Line For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya

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Station history

Tsushima Station was opened on April 3, 1893, as a terminal station of the privately owned Bisai Railroad, on the same day as the opposing terminal, Yatomi Station, and Saya Station. Meitetsu bought the Bisai Railroad on August 1, 1925.[1] On October 25, 1932, former Shin-Tsushima Station on Meitetsu's Tsushima Line was rebuilt as part of Tsushima Station. The tracks were elevated and station rebuilt in 1968.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1608 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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References

  1. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 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 978-4-02-340138-9
  2. "津島の統計(平成30年4月1日)11-2 鉄道の利用状況" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tsushima City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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