Yawata-shinden Station | |
Native Name: | 八幡新田駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Dadabōshi-43 Kagiyamachi, Tokai-shi, Aichi-ken 477-0032 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Meitetsu |
Line: | Meitetsu Kōwa Line |
Distance: | 5.9 kilometers from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Code: | KC04 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | April 1, 1931 |
Passengers: | 2486 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2017 |
Map Type: | Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Yawata-shinden Station |
is a railway station in the city of Tōkai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Yawata-shinden Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 5.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .[1]
The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The platforms are short, and can handle trains of only six carriages or less. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Yawata-shinden Station was opened on April 1, 1931 as a station on the Chita Railway. The Chita Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on February 2, 1943. The station has been unattended since 1950. In March 2007, a new station building was completed, and the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2486 passengers daily[2]