is a junction

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in the city of

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, operated by

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Lines

Kō Station is a station on the

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and is 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also a terminal station for the

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and is 7.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has three

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s connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated

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s, Manaca automated

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s and is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Kō Station was opened on 1 April 1926 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway's Toyohashi Line connecting Toyohashi with . On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). A

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Toyokawa is a city in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 183,930 in 72,949 households, and a population density of 1,141 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Toyokawa, famous for its Toyoka ...

was opened on 18 February 1945. In December 1987, the station platforms were extended to be able to accommodate trains of six-carriages in length. The station building was rebuilt in 2008-2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5113 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* ruins of Mikawa Kokubun-ji * Kō Elementary School * Kō Junior High School

Gallery

Image:Kou Station (east gate).jpg, East side Image:Kou Station Platform.jpg, Platform Image:Kō Station (ticket gate).jpg, Concourse and Wicket Image:Meitetsu_Ko_station_1088.jpg, Passageway between east and west side

References

External links

Official web page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ko Station (Aichi) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Toyokawa, Aichi