Kita-Okazaki Station (北岡崎駅, Kita-Okazaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company.

Lines

Kita-Okazaki Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 5.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Okazaki.

Station layout

The station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Aichi Loop Line for Mikawa-Toyota and Okazaki
2 ■ Aichi Loop Line for Kōzōji

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Aichi Loop Line
Naka-Okazaki - Daimon

Station history

Kita-Okazaki Station was opened on October 1, 1970 as a freight station on the Japan National Railways (JNR), primary to support the operations of nearby factories of Toyota Motors and its affiliated companies. Scheduled passenger operations began from April 26, 1976. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of JR Central. The station was transferred to the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988. Freight operations were discontinued from 2010.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1795 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Okazaki City Nursing College
  • Okazaki Nishi High School

See also

References

  1. ^ City of Okazaki Statistics Portal (in Japanese). Japan: Okazaki City. 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

External links

Media related to Kita-Okazaki Station at Wikimedia Commons