Track layout

Chita Handa Station (知多半田駅, Chita Handa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Chita Handa Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 14.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōtagawa.[1]

Station layout

Chita Handa Station has three tracks and two platforms - a western side platform (Track 3) and central island platform (Tracks 1 and 2). The station has a pedestrian overpass facilitating access to the platforms from both sides. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Kōwa, and Utsumi
For Ōtagawa and Meitetsu Nagoya
2 ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Kōwa and Utsumi
3 ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Ōtagawa and Meitetsu Nagoya

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Agui   Limited Express   Aoyama
Sumiyoshichō   Rapid Express   Narawa
Sumiyoshichō   Express   Narawa
Sumiyoshichō   Semi Express   Narawa
Sumiyoshichō   Local   Narawa

Station history

Chita Handa 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. A new station building was completed in December 1988. In July 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 6029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Handa Commercial High School
  • CLACITY HANDA
  • former Nakano residence

See also

References

  1. ^ 知多半田 [Chita-Handa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ (3)主要駅別乗車人員(1日平均) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Chita City. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

Media related to Chita-Handa Station at Wikimedia Commons