is a railway station in the city of

Toyohashi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-la ...

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 ...

, Japan, 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 syst ...

. The station is physically adjacent to

Toyohashi Station is an interchange railway station in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Toyohashi Station is served by the high-speed Tokaido Shin ...

Lines

Shin-Toyohashi Station is a terminal station of the Atsumi Line, and is located 18.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at

Mikawa-Tahara Station is a railway station in the city of Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Public–private partnership Toyohashi Railroad. Lines Mikawa Tahara Station is a terminal station of the Atsumi Line, and is located 18.0 kilometers fro ...

Station layout

The station has a single dead-headed

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Shin-Toyohashi Station was established by the privately-held Atsumi Railroad on October 1, 1927. Previously, the terminal of the Atsumi Railroad was 200 meters further north at . On September 1, 1940, the Atsumi Railway became part of the Nagoya Railway system, and was spun out again as the Toyohashi Railway on October 1, 1954. In 2008, the station was expanded, with its

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

changed to an island platform, and the station building replaced by an elevated three-story station building.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 18,228 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*downtown Toyohashi city

References

External links

Toyohashi Railway Official home page
{{Atsumi Line Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Toyohashi