Ekaku Station Explained

Ekaku Station
Native Name:永覚駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ekaku-cho 5-chome, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 470-1205
Country:Japan
Operator: Aichi Loop Railway
Line: Aichi Loop Line
Distance:12.4 kilometers from
Platforms:1 side platform
Code:08
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:April 26, 1976
Passengers:571 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ekaku Station

is a railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company.

Lines

Ekaku Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 12.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. There is no station building, but a roofed enclosure on the platform itself. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Station history

Ekaku Station was opened on April 26, 1976 as a passenger station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Okata Line connecting with . At the time, the station had a single side platform. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of JR Central. The station was transferred to the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 571 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.city.toyota.aichi.jp/shisei/tokei/sonohoka/1004730/index.html. ja: 豊田市統計書(平成29年版) H 交通・運輸及び通信 . Toyota City. Japan. Japanese. 25 October 2019.