270px, Platform 270px, Track Layout is a junction

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in the city of Tsushima,

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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

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,

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, 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 *

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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