Meiden Akasaka Station

Railway station in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

34°51′34″N 137°18′40″E / 34.8595°N 137.3111°E / 34.8595; 137.3111Operated by

MeitetsuLine(s)■ Meitetsu Nagoya LineDistance12.5 kilometers from ToyohashiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeNH06WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1926; 98 years ago (1926-04-01)PassengersFY2017517 daily

Location
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Meiden Akasaka Station (名電赤坂駅, Meiden Akasaka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Meiden Akasaka Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 12.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.^{[citation needed]}

Station layout

The station has two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Nagoya Main Line	For Higashi Okazaki and Meitetsu Nagoya
2	■ Nagoya Main Line	For Toyohashi and Toyokawa-inari

Adjacent stations

←	Service	→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Semi Express (準急): Does not stop at this station
Goyu	Local (普通)	Meiden Nagasawa

Station history

Meiden Akasaka Station was opened on 1 April 1926 as Aiden Akasaka Station (名電赤坂駅, Aiden-Akasaka-eki) on the Aichi Electric Railway. On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 December 1938. The station has been unattended since 1971.