Chita Handa Station

Location
	Chita Handa Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Chita Handa Station Chita Handa Station (Japan)

Chita Handa Station

知多半田駅
; Chita Handa Station; 知多半田駅
	Chita Handa Station in March 2010
General information
Location	128- Hirokōji-chō, Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0857; Japan
Coordinates	34°53′38″N 136°55′35″E / 34.8940°N 136.9263°E
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Distance	14.8 kilometers from Ōtagawa
Platforms	1 island + side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	KC12
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1931
Passengers
FY2018	6029
Location
Location
	Chita Handa Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Chita Handa Station Chita Handa Station (Japan)

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

References

^ 知多半田 [Chita-Handa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ (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

Official web page

[meitetsu-1] 知多半田 [Chita-Handa] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[Chitastats-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.

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