is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

in the town of

Agui Agui (; ; September 7, 1717 – October 10, 1797) was a Manchu noble general for the Qing dynasty. As the only son of Akdun, he was a scion of a noble family who led a number of important Manchu military operations, including several of the "Ten ...

Chita District is a rural district located in southwestern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on Chita Peninsula. As of 1 October 2019, the district had an estimated population of 160,542 and a population density of 968 persons per km2. Its total area was 165.84&nb ...

, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by

Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which ...

Lines

Agui Station is served by the

Meitetsu Kōwa Line The is a Japanese railway line connecting Tōkai with Mihama within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. ...

, and is located 10.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular ...

s connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Agui Station was opened on July 21, 1983, replacing neighboring , which was located in an inconvenient location from the town center and which was closed. In July 2006, the

Tranpass was the name of a magnetic fare card that was able to be used with many trains and buses running in Nagoya and its suburbs, especially trains and buses operated by Nagoya City and Nagoya Railroad, commonly known as Meitetsu. The Nagoya Municipal S ...

system of magnetic fare cards with automatic

turnstile A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a ...

s was implemented.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3207 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Agui town hall *Agui High School School *Agui Junior High School

References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Kōwa Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1983 Railway stations in Aichi Prefecture Stations of Nagoya Railroad Agui, Aichi