is a

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in the city of

Chita, Aichi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,891 in 35,798 households, and a population density of 1,828 persons per km2.. The total area of the city is . Geography Chita is located in northwestern Chita Pe ...

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, operated by

Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...

Lines

Asakura Station is served by the

Meitetsu Tokoname Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Jingū-mae Station in Nagoya and Tokoname Station in Tokoname. Stations L: S: E: R: L: MU: All ...

, and is located 16.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has dual opposed elevated

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s with the station building located underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Asakura Station was opened on May 9, 1923, as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. The station building was reconstructed in March 1982, when the tracks were elevated. The station has been unattended since December 2004. In January 2005, the

Tranpass was the name of a magnetic fare card that was able to be used with many trains and buses running in Nagoya and its suburbs, especially trains and buses operated by Nagoya City and Nagoya Railroad, commonly known as Meitetsu. The Nagoya Municipal S ...

system of magnetic fare cards with automatic

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s was implemented, and the station has been unattended since that point.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 7,537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Chita City Hall

References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Tokoname Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Chita, Aichi