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Sumiyoshichō Station

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Operated by
  
Nagoya Railroad

Passengers (2006)
  
1,029,859

Opened
  
1933

Line(s)
  
Meitetsu Kōwa Line

Address
  
Japan

Sumiyoshichō Station

Location
  
Miyaji 156-2, Handa, Aichi (愛知県半田市宮路町156番地2) Japan

Previous names
  
Nōgakkōmae (until 1949)

Similar
  
Handaguchi Station, Chita Handa Station, Narawa Station, Okkawa Station, Aoyama Station

Sumiyoshichō Station (住吉町駅, Sumiyoshichō-eki) is a railway station operated by Meitetsu's Kōwa Line located in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 25.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōtagawa Station.

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History

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.

Lines

  • Meitetsu
  • Kōwa Line
  • Layout

    Sumiyoshichō Station has two opposed side platforms, connected by an overpass.

    References

    Sumiyoshichō Station Wikipedia