Shinkawa-machi Station (新川町駅, Shinkawa-machi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Shinkawa-machi Station 新川町駅
Shinkawa-machi Station in January 2019
General information
Location	Shinkawa-machi 3-chome, Hekinan-shi, Aichi-ken 447-0863 Japan
Coordinates	34.8964°N 136.99°E / 34.8964; 136.99
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Distance	37.1 kilometers from Sanage
Platforms	2 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	MU09
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 5, 1914
Passengers
FY2017	1298
Location
Shinkawa-machi Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Shinkawa-machi Station Shinkawa-machi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shinkawa-machi Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 37.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sanage and 15.8 kilometers from Chiryū.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has automatic turnstiles for the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards, and is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Station history

Shinkawa-machi Station was opened on February 5, 1914, as a station on the privately owned Mikawa Railway Company. A spur line ran from this station to Shinkawaguchi Station (新川口駅, Shinkawaguchi-eki) from 1915 to 1955. The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station has been unattended since 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1298 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Shinkawa Elementary School
• Shinkawa Junior High School
• Kobayashi Memorial Hospital

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Shinkawamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page