Track Layout is a

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in the city of

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, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Owari Seto Station is a terminal station on the

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, and is located 20.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has a single

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. The station has automated

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automated

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s and is staffed.

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Owari Seto Station was opened on April 2, 1905, as on the privately operated Seto Electric Railway. It was renamed to its present name on February 19, 1921. The Seto Electric Railway was absorbed into the Meitetsu group on September 1, 1939. A new station building was completed in April 2001.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4423 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Seto City Art Museum

References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Seto Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Seto, Aichi