Kira Yoshida Station


Kira Yoshida Station

吉良吉田駅
Kira Yoshida Station in September 2014
General information
LocationFunato-5 Kirachō Yoshida, Nishio-shi, Aichi-ken 444-0516
Japan
Coordinates34°47′38″N 137°04′16″E / 34.7940°N 137.0712°E / 34.7940; 137.0712
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)
Distance11.6 kilometers from Shin Anjō
Platforms4 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeGN13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 25, 1928
Previous namesMikawa Yoshida (until 1960)
Passengers
FY20171452 daily
Location
Kira Yoshida Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Kira Yoshida Station
Kira Yoshida Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Kira Yoshida Station is located in Japan
Kira Yoshida Station
Kira Yoshida Station
Kira Yoshida Station (Japan)
Platform
Track Layout

Kira Yoshida Station (吉良吉田駅, Kira Yoshida-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Kira Yoshida Station is a served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 24.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin Anjō. It is also a terminus of the Meitetsu Gamagōri Line, and is located 17.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Gamagori.

Station layout

The station has two pairs of opposed side platforms. Each pair is set at an angle to each other, forming a "V" shape. Platform one is not in use. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is attended.

Platforms

2 ■ Meitetsu Gamagōri Line for Gamagōri
3 ■ Meitetsu Gamagōri Line for Nishio, Shin Anjō and Meitetsu Nagoya
4 ■ Meitetsu Nishio Line forFor Nishio, Shin Anjō and Meitetsu Nagoya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Gamagōri Line
Terminus - Mikawa Toba
Nishio Line
Kami Yokosuka   Express   Terminus
Kami Yokosuka   Local   Terminus

Station history

Kira Yoshida Station was opened on August 25, 1928, as Mikawa Yoshida Station (三河吉田駅, Mikawa Yoshida-eki) on the Mikawa Railway. The station was renamed to its present name on November 1, 1960.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1452 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • former Kira Town Hall
  • Yoshida Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 西尾の統計􏱾􏰗􏰘􏲄􏲅􏰮􏰯􏲆􏲇􏰀􏰁􏰂􏰃 􏱘􏱿􏲀􏰜􏲁 􏱾􏲂􏲃 􏰗􏰘􏲄􏲅􏰮􏰯􏲆􏲇 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nishio City. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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