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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 prep ...

in the city of Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 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 ...

Lines

Hekinan-chūō 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 located 38.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 16.9 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station has one

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serving bi-directional traffic. The station has automatic

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s for 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, and is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Hekinan-chūō Station was opened on February 5, 1914, as a temporary stop operating only during the summer vacation season for beachgoers on the privately-owned Mikawa Railway Company. It was elevated to the status of a station on July 10, 1915, and named . The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on December 14, 1981.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4484 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Hekinan City Hall * Hekinan High School * Chūō Elementary School * Chūō Junior High School

References

External links

Official web page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hekinan Chuo Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1915 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Hekinan, Aichi