Rail Tracks map Meitetsu Hekinan Station

is a

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in the city of

Hekinan is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 72,864 in 29,139 households, and a population density of 1,986 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Hekinan is located in south-central Aic ...

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...

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, operated by Meitetsu. The station provides access to the center of Hekinan, Aichi, and specific notable sites nearby include Hekinan Seaside Aquarium, Myōfuku Temple, and the headquarters of Kokonoe Mirin Company, which produces ''

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''.

Lines

Hekinan Station is a

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of 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 39.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 16.9 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station has a single

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connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has automatic

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s for the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards, and is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

, - !colspan=5, Nagoya Railroad

Station history

Hekinan Station was opened on as as a terminal station of a line owned and operated by Mikawa Railroad. A spur line from this station to was in operation from 1915-1946. The station became part of the Mikawa Line of Nagoya Railroad in June 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1954. The extension from Hekinan Station to was discontinued on April 1, 2004. The station has been unattended since 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3956 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Shinkawa Elementary School *Shinkawa Junior High School *Kobayashi Memorial Hospital

References

External links

Official web page

Hekinan Seaside Aquarium

{{Meitetsu Mikawa Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Hekinan, Aichi