Horita Station (Meitetsu)
General information | |||||
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Location | 28-26 Shinkaichō, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-0856 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°07′13″N 136°55′12″E / 35.1203°N 136.92°E | ||||
Operated by | Meitetsu | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line | ||||
Distance | 61.1 kilometers from ‹See TfM›Toyohashi | ||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Station code | NH32 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 15 April 1928 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2017 | 6974 | ||||
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Horita Station (堀田駅, Horita-eki) is a railway station in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Lines
[edit]Horita Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 61.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. Both platforms are on passing loops to allow for the passage of express trains in two tracks in between. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]1, 2 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For ‹See TfM›Kanayama and ‹See TfM›Meitetsu-Nagoya |
3, 4 | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For ‹See TfM›Higashi Okazaki and ‹See TfM›Toyohashi |
Adjacent stations
[edit]← | Service | → | ||
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Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | ||||
Limited Express (特急): Does not stop at this station | ||||
‹See TfM›Narumi | Express (急行) | ‹See TfM›Jingū-mae | ||
Narumi | Semi Express (準急) | Jingū-mae | ||
‹See TfM›Yobitsugi | Local (普通) | Jingū-mae |
Station history
[edit]Horita Station was opened on 15 April 1928 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). Ticket vending machines were installed at this station on 16 August 1965, the first in Japan. The tracks were elevated from 1967 to 1968.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 6,974 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 平成30年版名古屋市統計年鑑 11.運輸・通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Nagoya City. 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
[edit]Media related to Horita Station (Meitetsu) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)