is a junction

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in the city of

Toyota, Aichi , formerly known as Koromo, is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 426,162 and a population density of 464 people per km2. The total area was . It is located about 50 minutes from Nagoya by way of the Me ...

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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

Umetsubo Station is served by 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, Aichi, Toyota and Hekinan Station in Hekinan, Aichi, Hekinan. It originally extended bey ...

and is 18.4 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Chiryū Station. It is also the nominal terminus of the

Meitetsu Toyota Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad) connecting Umetsubo Station, Umetsubo station in Toyota, Aichi, Toyota with Akaike Station (Aichi), Akaike Station in Nisshi ...

and is 15.2 kilometres from Akaike Station.

Station layout

The station has a single elevated

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with the station building located 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 is unattended.

Platforms

Station history

Umetsubo Station was opened on October 26, 1923, as a station on the privately owned Mikawa Railway. The Mikawa Railway was merged with Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. On July 29, 1979, the Toyota Line began operations to this station. Umetsubo Station has been unattended since October 1, 2003.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 6424 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Toyota Technical High School * Japan National Route 153

References

External links

Official web page
{{Meitetsu Toyota Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Stations of Nagoya Railroad Railway stations in Toyota, Aichi