is a

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in the town of Mihama,

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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

Kōwa Station is a terminus the

Meitetsu Kōwa Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Tōkai with Mihama within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Som ...

, and is located 28.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Station layout

Kōwa Station has a

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with two platforms serving four tracks. The station has automated

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automated

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s and is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Kōwa Station was opened on August 1, 1935 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu system on February 1, 1943. A new station building was completed in March 1979. In 2006, 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

s was implemented.

Other Transportation

Bus routes

Lanes

Ferry terminal is close to this station, and the walk takes 5 minutes, what is more, free shuttle buses operated by

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bound for Port of Kowa depart from this station. * Port of Kowa
Meitetsu Kaijō Ferry
bound for

Cape Irago is the terminal point of land at the west end of Atsumi Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The cape forms one side of the entrances to Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay, which are divided by the Chita Peninsula Chita Peninsula (知� ...

via Himakajima・

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from Port of Kowa. At Port of Irago which is located near

the last ferry board, passengers are able to change ferries operated b
Isewan Ferry
This Ferry bound for

Nakanogō Station is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Lines Nakanogō Station is served by the Shima Line, and is located 42.5 rail kilometers from the ...

(Near

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Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2171 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Mihama Town Hall *

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References

External links

Official web page
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