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Kō Station (Aichi)

Coordinates: 34°50′15″N 137°19′41″E / 34.8375872°N 137.328136°E / 34.8375872; 137.328136
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Kō Station

国府駅
East Exit of Kō Station
General information
LocationHazenji-35 Kubochō, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi-ken 442-0856
Japan
Coordinates34°50′15″N 137°19′41″E / 34.8375872°N 137.328136°E / 34.8375872; 137.328136
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)
Distance9.6 kilometers from ‹See TfM›Toyohashi
Platforms3 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeNH04
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-01)
Passengers
FY20175113 daily
Location
Kō Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Kō Station
Kō Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Kō Station is located in Japan
Kō Station
Kō Station
Kō Station (Japan)
Track layout

Kō Station (国府駅, Kō-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

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Kō Station is a station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Line and is 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at ‹See TfM›Toyohashi. It is also a terminal station for the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line and is 7.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at ‹See TfM›Toyokawa-inari.

Station layout

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The station has three island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For Higashi Okazaki, Meitetsu Nagoya, ‹See TfM›Meitetsu Gifu, and Shin Unuma
2  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For Higashi Okazaki, Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu, and Shin Unuma
3  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For ‹See TfM›Ina and ‹See TfM›Toyohashi
4  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For Ina and Toyohashi
   Meitetsu Toyokawa Line For ‹See TfM›Toyokawa-inari
5  Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For Higashi Okazaki, Meitetsu Nagoya, Meitetsu Gifu, and Shin Unuma
   Meitetsu Toyokawa Line For Toyokawa-inari
6  Meitetsu Toyokawa Line For Toyokawa-inari

Adjacent stations

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Service
Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Rapid Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
‹See TfM›Toyohashi   Limited Express   ‹See TfM›Higashi Okazaki
‹See TfM›Ina   Express   ‹See TfM›Motojuku
Ina   Semi Express   Motojuku
‹See TfM›Odabuchi   Local   ‹See TfM›Goyu
Toyokawa Line
‹See TfM›Yawata   Rapid Limited Express   Motojuku (Main Line)
Yawata   Limited Express   Motojuku (Main Line)
Yawata   Express   Motojuku (Main Line)
Yawata   Semi Express   Motojuku (Main Line)
Yawata   Local   Goyu (Main Line)

Station history

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Kō Station was opened on 1 April 1926 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway's Toyohashi Line connecting Toyohashi with ‹See TfM›Kozakai in the former municipality of  [ja]. On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). A spur line to Toyokawa was opened on 18 February 1945. In December 1987, the station platforms were extended to be able to accommodate trains of six-carriages in length. The station building was rebuilt in 2008-2009.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5113 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

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  • ruins of Mikawa Kokubun-ji
  • Kō Elementary School
  • Kō Junior High School
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ "平成30年版豊川市の統計)2.駅別旅客輸送状況(JR)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyokawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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