Sumiyoshichō Station | |
Native Name: | 住吉町駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 156-2 Miyaji-chō Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0902 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Meitetsu |
Line: | Meitetsu Kōwa Line |
Distance: | 14.0 kilometers from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Code: | KC11 |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | July 10, 1933 |
Former: | Nōgakkōmae (until 1949) |
Passengers: | 3284 |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Sumiyoshichō Station |
is a railway station in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Sumiyoshichō Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 14.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .[1]
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Sumiyoshichō Station was opened on July 10, 1933 as on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. The station was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1949. A new station building was completed in June 1982. In July 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3284 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]