Tōei Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station
on the Iida Line
in Tōei
, Kitashitara District
, Aichi Prefecture
, Japan
. It is located 51.2 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station
.
along with several other local lines to form the Iida Line, and the station name was changed again to . The station assumed its present name on December 20, 1956. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984. Along with its division and privatization
of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company
. The station building was rebuilt in 1992.
Train station
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on the Iida Line
Iida Line
The is a Japanese railway line between Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture and Tatsuno Station in Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company . The line links eastern Aichi Prefecture and southern Nagano Prefecture through northwestern Shizuoka Prefecture. It...
in Tōei
Toei, Aichi
is a town located in Kitashitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 3,735 and a population density of 30.3 persons per km². The total area was 123.40 km².-Geography:...
, Kitashitara District
Kitashitara District, Aichi
is a rural district located in northeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of August 2010, the district had an estimated population of 10,797 and a population density of 19.5 persons per km²...
, Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
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. It is located 51.2 rail kilometers from the southern terminus
Terminal Station
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of the Iida Line at Toyohashi Station
Toyohashi Station
is an interchange railway station in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Main Line, Iida Line, and is a terminus of the...
.
Station History
Tōei Station was established on December 21, 1933 as , a passenger station on the now defunct Sanshin Railway. The station name was changed the following year to . On August 1, 1943, the Sanshin Railway was nationalizedNationalization
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along with several other local lines to form the Iida Line, and the station name was changed again to . The station assumed its present name on December 20, 1956. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued from February 1, 1984. Along with its division and privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company
The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
. The station building was rebuilt in 1992.