270px, Platforms Rail Tracks map Meitetsu Toyotashi Station

is a junction

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in the city of

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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

Toyotashi Station is served by the

Meitetsu Mikawa Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Sanage Station in Toyota and Hekinan Station in Hekinan. It originally extended beyond Hekinan to Kira Yoshida, ...

and is 15.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

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. It is also served by trains of the

Meitetsu Toyota Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Umetsubo Station in Toyota with Akaike Station in Nisshin. The line operates a through-service onto the Nagoy ...

which continue past the nominal terminus of the line at Umetsubo Station to terminate at this station.

Station layout

The station has one

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and one

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. The station has automated

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automated

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s and is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Toyotashi Station was opened on November 11, 1920, as on the privately owned Mikawa Railway. The Mikawa Railway was merged with Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1959. The station building was rebuilt in 1961. The tracks were elevated in 1985 and a new station building was completed at that time.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 35,081 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Toyota City Hall * Toyota Municipal Museum of Art

References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Toyota Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1920 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Toyota, Aichi