Akaike Station (赤池駅, Akaike-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nisshin, Aichi, Japan, jointly operated by the Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya and private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).[1][2]

Lines

The Meitetsu portion of the station is the terminus of the Meitetsu Toyota Line, and is located 15.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Umetsubo. The Municipal Subway portion of the station is served by the Tsurumai Line and is 20.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kami-Otai.[3]

Station layout

The station has two underground island platforms serving a total of three tracks. There are wheelchair-accessible toilets and elevators.[2] The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

  • The station interior layout
    The station interior layout
  • Akaike Station track diagram
    Akaike Station track diagram

Platforms

1 ■ Meitetsu Toyota Line for Umetsubo and Toyotashi
2 ■ Meitetsu Toyota Line Tsurumai Line disembarking passengers only
3 ■ Tsurumai Line for Fushimi, Kami Otai, and Inuyama
4 ■ Tsurumai Line for Fushimi, Kami Otai, and Inuyama

On both platforms, door 10 is closest to the elevator.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Meitetsu Toyota Line
Nisshin - Terminus

History

The Nagoya Subway station opened on 1 October 1978.[3] The Meitetsu Toyota Line opened on 29 July 1979, from which date through-running between the two lines commenced.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 30,778 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 赤池 [Akaike] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b 赤池 [Akaike] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 256–261. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  4. ^ 第10章　運輸・情報通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Aichi Prefecture. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

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