is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi,

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, operated by the Public–private partnership Toyohashi Railroad.

Lines

Aichidaigakumae Station is a station of the Atsumi Line, and is located 2.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Shin-Toyohashi Station is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Public–private partnership Toyohashi Railroad. The station is physically adjacent to Toyohashi Station. Lines Shin-Toyohashi Station is a terminal station ...

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Aichidaigakumae Station was established on April 25, 1924, as on the privately-held Atsumi Railroad. The station name, meaning " Division entrance", derived from its proximity to the main gate of the Imperial Japanese Army, originally garrisoned by the 15th Division. On September 1, 1940, the Atsumi Railway became part of the Nagoya Railway system, and the station name was changed to on November 1, 1943, for reasons of military security. The station was closed on June 5, 1944. It was reopened on April 1, 1968, as a station of the Toyohashi Railway as to serve the nearby campus of

Aichi University is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its campuses are located in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Toyohashi and Higashi-ku, Nagoya. History The university's predecessor was founded by Konoe Atsumaro as an overseas Japanese institution of hi ...

. The station name changed to its present name on January 29, 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5273 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

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References

External links

Toyohashi Railway Official home page
{{Atsumi Line Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 Toyohashi