JR Central of Taketoyo Line in Ogawa Station of Platform

is a railway station in the town of

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, Chita District,

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

Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...

(JR Tōkai).

Lines

Ogawa Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 3.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.

Station layout

The station has two elevated opposed side platforms, with the station building located underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Ogawa Station was opened on March 1, 1900, as a passenger station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). Freight operations commenced from April 1, 1903, and the station building was reconstructed at that time. The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from November 15, 1975, and small parcel operations from February 1, 1984. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...

was introduced to the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Ogawa Station was assigned station number CE02.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1597 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Aeon Mall Higashiura *Higashiura Town Hall

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1900 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Taketoyo Line Stations of Central Japan Railway Company Higashiura, Aichi {{Aichi-railstation-stub