Shirasawa Station (Aichi)

Shirasawa Station
白沢駅

Station buildings
Location Shirasawa 17-4, Agui, Chita, Aichi
（愛知県知多郡阿久比町大字白沢字豊石山１７番地４）
Japan
Operated by Nagoya Railroad
Line(s) Meitetsu Kōwa Line
History
Opened 1931
Previous names Chita Shirasawa (until 1949)
Traffic
Passengers (2005) 281 daily

Shirasawa Station (白沢駅 Shirasawa-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu's Kōwa Line located in Agui, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 7.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōtagawa Station. [1]

History

Shirasawa Station was opened on April 1, 1931, as Chita Shirasawa Station (知多白沢駅 Chita Shirasawa-eki)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, and has also been unattended since 1949. In March 2007, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.

Lines

Layout

Shirasawa Station has two opposed side platforms.

Platforms

1 ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Chita Handa, Kōwa, and Utsumi
2 ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line For Ōtagawa and Kanayama

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi Express: Does not stop at this station
Tatsumigaoka   Local   Sakabe

References

  1. ↑ 白沢 [Shirasawa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

Coordinates: 34°57′19″N 136°54′54″E / 34.9553°N 136.915°E / 34.9553; 136.915

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