is a railway station in the city of Tahara,

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

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, operated by the

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Toyohashi Railroad The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company operates the Atsumi Line train service on Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture and a tram syste ...

Lines

Mikawa Tahara Station is a terminal station of the Atsumi Line, and is located 18.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at

Shin-Toyohashi Station is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Public–private partnership Toyohashi Railroad. The station is physically adjacent to Toyohashi Station. Lines Shin-Toyohashi Station is a terminal station ...

Station layout

The station has two bay platforms, with an adjacent station building. The station building is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Mikawa Tahara Station was established on June 10, 1924 as on the privately-held Atsumi Railroad. The station name was changed to its present name in 1927. On April 10, 1926, the line was extended to Kurokawahara. The Atsumi Railroad was merged into the

Nagoya Railroad , 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 ...

on September 1, 1940. The section from Mikawa Tahara to Kurokawahara was discontinued on June 5, 1944. The Toyohashi Railroad Company was established on October 1, 1954. In October 1994, a new station building was completed. A modern station building was completed on October 27, 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,480 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Tahara Castle is a Japanese castle located in Tahara, southern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tahara Castle was home to the Miyake clan, ''daimyō'' of the 12,000 ''koku'' Tahara Domain. History Tahara Castle is located on a small h ...

*Tahara City Hall

References

External links

Toyohashi Railway Official home page
{{Atsumi Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 Tahara, Aichi Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture