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in the city of

Tokoname, Aichi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Tokoname is located on the western coas ...

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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

Taya Station is served by the

Meitetsu Tokoname Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad), connecting Jingū-mae Station in Nagoya and Tokoname Station in Tokoname, Aichi, Tokoname. Stations L: S: E: R: ...

, and is located 26.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has two opposed elevated

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s with the station building underneath. 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 it is unattended.

Platforms

Station history

Taya Station was opened on March 29, 1913 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. The station was closed in 1944, but was reopened on October 1, 1949. The station has been unattended since October 1, 1979. The station was closed again from January 2002 to October 2003 due to construction which elevated the tracks and replaced the station building. In January 2005, the

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system of magnetic fare cards with automatic

s was implemented.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,291 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Tokoname Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 Stations of Nagoya Railroad Tokoname