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in the city of

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, operated by

Meitetsu , publicly trading 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 w ...

Lines

Ina Station is served by the

Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line The or Nagoya Line is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi with Meitetsu Gifu Station in Gifu. Since its amalgamation in 1944, this has been the Me ...

and is 5.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Toyohashi Station is an interchange railway station in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Toyohashi Station is served by the high-speed Tokaido Shin ...

Station layout

The station has one

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and two

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

s connected by a footbridge. However, platforms 1 and 5 are not in use. The station has automated

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Manaca , stylized in lowercase as manaca, is a rechargeable contactless smart card used in Nagoya, Japan and the surrounding area in Aichi Prefecture. It launched on February 11, 2011, replacing the Tranpass magnetic fare card system. Since 2013, it ...

automated

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s and is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Ina Station was opened on 1 June 1927 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). A new station building was completed in March 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1599 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Nishi-Kozakai Station is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Nishi-Kozakai Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 298.4 kilometers from the southern te ...

Kozakai Station Platform is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Kozakai Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 4.4 kilometers from the southern terminus o ...

References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Nagoya Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Stations of Nagoya Railroad Railway stations in Toyokawa, Aichi