Torii Station (Aichi)

Torii Station

鳥居駅
Torii Station in February 2007
General information
LocationMinamida-49 Ōmi, Shinshiro-shi, Aichi-ken 441-1315
Japan
Coordinates34°55′14.37″N 137°33′6.30″E / 34.9206583°N 137.5517500°E / 34.9206583; 137.5517500
Operated byJR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance29.3 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1923
Passengers
FY199963 daily
Location
Torii Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Torii Station
Torii Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Torii Station is located in Japan
Torii Station
Torii Station
Torii Station (Japan)

Torii Station (Japanese: 鳥居駅, Torii-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Torii Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 29.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving one bidirectional track The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Ōmi   Local (普通)   Nagashinojō

Station history

Torii Station was established on February 1, 1923, as a station on the now-defunct Hōraiji Railway (鳳来寺鉄道, Hōraiji Tetsudō). The station was named Torii because it is adjacent to the reported death place of Torii Suneemon, a samurai famed for his bravery and death by execution during the siege of Nagashino Castle (Battle of Nagashino) in 1575.[1] The ruin of Nagashino Castle is adjacent to the neighboring Nagashinojō Station.

On August 1, 1943, the Hōraiji Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line and the station was renamed to its present name.[2] Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1962. The station has been unattended since 1971. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in 1996.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ Sutēshon Kurabu, ed. (1988). Eki—JR Zensen Zen'eki (Ge) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Bungeishunjū. p. 86. ISBN 4-16-748702-0.
  2. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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