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Horita Station (Meitetsu)

Coordinates: 35°07′13″N 136°55′12″E / 35.1203°N 136.92°E / 35.1203; 136.92
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Horita Station

堀田駅
Horita Station East Entrance in May 2007
General information
Location28-26 Shinkaichō, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-0856
Japan
Coordinates35°07′13″N 136°55′12″E / 35.1203°N 136.92°E / 35.1203; 136.92
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Distance61.1 kilometers from ‹See TfM›Toyohashi
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeNH32
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1928; 96 years ago (1928-04-15)
Passengers
FY20176974
Location
Horita Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Horita Station
Horita Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Horita Station is located in Japan
Horita Station
Horita Station
Horita Station (Japan)
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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

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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

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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

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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

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Service
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

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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

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 6,974 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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