Sumiyoshichō Station 住吉町駅
Sumiyoshichō Station
General information
Location	156-2 Miyaji-chō Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0902 Japan
Coordinates	34°54′07″N 136°55′33″E / 34.9020°N 136.9257°E / 34.9020; 136.9257
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Distance	14.0 kilometers from Ōtagawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	KC11
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 10, 1933
Previous names	Nōgakkōmae (until 1949)
Passengers
FY2018	3284
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Sumiyoshichō Station (住吉町駅, Sumiyoshichō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Sumiyoshichō Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 14.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōtagawa.^[1]

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Sumiyoshichō Station was opened on July 10, 1933, as Nōgakkōmae Station (農学校前駅, Nōgakkōmae-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. A new station building was completed in June 1982. In July 2006, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented.

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3284 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

• Handa High School
• Handa Agricultural High School
• Handa Technical High School

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

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• Official web page