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is a junction
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in the city of
Tsushima,
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
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, 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
Tsushima Station is a terminal station for the
Meitetsu Tsushima Line
The is an Japanese railway line which connects Sukaguchi Station in Kiyosu, Aichi with Tsushima Station in Tsushima, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Manaca is accepted at all statio ...
, and is located 11.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Its ia also served by the
Meitetsu Bisai Line
The is a 30.9 km Japanese railway line which connects Yatomi Station in Yatomi, Aichi with Tamanoi Station in Ichinomiya, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).
Stations
History
The Yatom ...
and is 8.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at .
Station layout
The station has a single elevated
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 ...
with the station building underneath. Trains of both the Bisai Line and the Tsushima Line use the same platform. The station is staffed.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
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Station history
Tsushima Station was opened on April 3, 1893, as a terminal station of the privately owned Bisai Railroad, on the same day as the opposing terminal,
Yatomi Station
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is a junction train station, railway station in the city of Yatomi, Aichi, Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway compan ...
, and
Saya Station
is a railway station in the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
Saya Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
Station layout
The stati ...
. Meitetsu bought the Bisai Railroad on August 1, 1925.
On October 25, 1932, former Shin-Tsushima Station on Meitetsu's Tsushima Line was rebuilt as part of Tsushima Station. The tracks were elevated and station rebuilt in 1968.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1608 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
*Tsushima City Hospital
*
Tsushima Shrine
is a Shinto shrine in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the head shrine of a nationwide shrine network of shrines dedicated to the , Centered primarily in the Tōkai region, this network has approximately 3,000 shrines and is the tenth- ...
See also
*
List of Railway Stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...
References
External links
Official web page
{{Meitetsu Tsushima Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898
Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture
Stations of Nagoya Railroad
Tsushima, Aichi