Toyotashi Station

Toyotashi Station (豊田市駅, Toyotashi-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Toyotashi Station 豊田市駅
Toyotashi Station in June 2017
General information
Location	1-35 Wakamiyachō, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471-0026 Japan
Coordinates	35.0868°N 137.1567°E / 35.0868; 137.1567
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line ■ Meitetsu Toyota Line
Distance	15.7 kilometers from Chiryū
Platforms	1 side + island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MY07
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 11, 1920
Previous names	Koromo (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2017	35,081 daily
Location Toyotashi Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Toyotashi Station Toyotashi Station (Japan)

Platforms

Toyotashi Station track diagram

Lines

Toyotashi Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and is 15.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chiryū Station. It is also served by trains of the Meitetsu Toyota Line which continue past the nominal terminus of the line at Umetsubo Station to terminate at this station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Mikawa Line	For Sanage
	■ Toyota Line	For Akaike, Fushimi, and Kami Otai
2	■ Toyota Line	For Akaike, Fushimi and Kami Otai
3	■ Mikawa Line	For Chiryū

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Mikawa Line
Umetsubo		-	Uwa Goromo
Toyota Line
Umetsubo		-	Terminus

Station history

Toyotashi Station was opened on November 11, 1920, as Koromo Station (挙母駅, Koromo-eki) on the privately owned Mikawa Railway. The Mikawa Railway was merged with Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on October 1, 1959. The station building was rebuilt in 1961. The tracks were elevated in 1985 and a new station building was completed at that time.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 35,081 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Toyota City Hall
• Toyota Municipal Museum of Art

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Toyotashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page (in Japanese)