Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae Station Explained


Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae Station
Native Name:守山自衛隊前駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:5-7 Nijikkenya, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 463-0065
Country:Japan
Operator: Meitetsu
Line: Meitetsu Seto Line
Distance:7.0 kilometers from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:ST08
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:April 2, 1905
Former:Rentai-Mae (to 1941)
Nijakenya (to 1946)
Moriyama-machi (to 1955)
Moriyama-shi (to 1966)
Passengers:1331
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae Station

is a railway station in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.[1]

Lines

Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae Station is served by the Meitetsu Seto Line, and is located 7.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended..

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae Station was opened on April 2, 1905, as on the privately operated Seto Electric Railway. It was named after its location in front of an Imperial Japanese Army base occupied by the IJA 33rd Infantry Regiment of the IJA 3r d Division. The Seto Electric Railway was absorbed into the Meitetsu group on September 1, 1939, and the station was renamed on February 10, 1941, for security reasons. It was again renamed to on June 1, 1946, and on February 1, 1955. It assumed its present name on March 15, 1966. A new station building was completed on March 24, 1984. The station has been unattended after August 2006. The Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented in 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1331 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

This station provides access to Camp Moriyama, part of the Japan Ground Self Defence Force Tenth Division, which is responsible for Aichi and surrounding prefectures.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/rosenzu/line08/eki/1173627_1174.asp . ja:守山自衛隊前 . Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae . Nagoya Railroad . Japanese . 29 November 2010.
  2. Web site: http://www.city.nagoya.jp/somu/page/0000112287.html. ja: 平成30年版名古屋市統計年鑑 11.運輸・通信. 2019. Nagoya City. Japan. Japanese. 25 October 2019.