is a

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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 of ...

's Tokoname Line located in

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, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 5.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Jingū-mae Station. The station provides access to Daido University.

History

Daidōchō Station was opened on May 31, 1926 as on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1945. Express train service was discontinued from 1990. From 2004–2006, the tracks were elevated. On July 1, 2006, the

Tranpass was the name of a magnetic fare card that was able to be used with many trains and buses running in Nagoya and its suburbs, especially trains and buses operated by Nagoya City and Nagoya Railroad, commonly known as Meitetsu. The Nagoya Municipal S ...

system of magnetic fare cards with automatic

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s was implemented, and the station has been unattended since that point. Express services were resumed in 2008.

Lines

** Tokoname Line

Platforms

Daidōchō Station has two elevated

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Adjacent stations

External links

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Meitetsu Station information

References

Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Stations of Nagoya Railroad {{Aichi-railstation-stub