Handa Station
CE07 Handa Station 半田駅 | |||||||||||
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Handa Station in November 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 110-1 Miyuki-cho Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0887 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°53′41″N 136°55′49″E / 34.8947°N 136.9303°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Central | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Taketoyo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.6 kilometers from Ōbu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CE07 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 1, 1886 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 1670 daily | ||||||||||
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Handa Station (半田駅, Handa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Handa Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 14.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.
History
Handa Station was opened on March 1, 1886 as a passenger and freight station on the Japanese Government Railways-operated Handa Line.[1] The station was opened as a part of a branch line connecting Atsuta Station with Taketoyo Station, and is one of the oldest stations in Aichi Prefecture. The station was relocated to the south and expanded to the current-day location in 1896.[2] On October 12, 1909, the section of the line from Ōbu to Taketoyo was split and named as Taketoyo Line.[3] In November 1910, an overpass connecting the platforms was completed. The station building was expanded and rebuilt in 1912.[2]
The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from November 15, 1975 and small parcel operations from February 1, 1984. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company.[1] Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006.[4] The Taketoyo Line was electrified in 2015 and steps were taken to construct the overhead lines such that the overpass was preserved.[5] Station numbering was introduced to the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Handa Station was assigned station number CE07.[6][7]
Station layout
The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.[8]
Platforms
| 2 | ■ Taketoyo Line | for Taketoyo |
| 3 | ■ Taketoyo Line | for Ōbu |
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1670 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Ishino 1998, p. 115.
- ^ a b Kawai 2009, p. 15.
- ^ "国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ Kawai 2009, p. 22.
- ^ 国内最古、ＪＲ半田駅の「跨線橋」残った (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010.
- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "半田駅｜ＪＲ東海". railway.jr-central.co.jp. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ^ (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.
Bibliography
- Kawai, Yuhei (2009). 武豊線物語 [Taketoyo Line Stories] (in Japanese). Kotsu Shimbunsha. ISBN 978-4-330-04609-9.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 115. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
- Official home page (in Japanese)
Media related to Handa Station at Wikimedia Commons