Hekinan-chūō Station

Hekinan-chūō Station 碧南中央駅
Hekinan-chūō Station in April 2018
General information
Location	Sakaemachi 3-58, Hekinan-shi, Aichi-ken 447-0877 Japan
Coordinates	34°53′15″N 136°59′21″E / 34.8876°N 136.9893°E / 34.8876; 136.9893
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Distance	38.2 kilometers from Sanage
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	MU10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 10, 1915
Previous names	Shin Suma (to 1981)
Passengers
FY2017	July 10, 1915
Location Hekinan-chūō Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Show map of Aichi Prefecture Hekinan-chūō Station Hekinan-chūō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hekinan-chūō Station (碧南中央駅, Hekinan-chūō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Hekinan-chūō Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 38.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sanage and 16.9 kilometers from Chiryū.

The station has one side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station has automatic turnstiles for the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards, and is unattended.

Hekinan-chūō Station was opened on February 5, 1914, as a temporary stop operating only during the summer vacation season for beachgoers on the privately-owned Mikawa Railway Company. It was elevated to the status of a station on July 10, 1915, and named Shin Suma Station (新須磨駅, Shin Suma-eki). The Mikawa Railway Company was taken over by Meitetsu on June 1, 1941. The station was renamed to its present name on December 14, 1981.

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4484 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

• Hekinan City Hall
• Hekinan High School
• Chūō Elementary School
• Chūō Junior High School

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

Media related to Hekinan Chūō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page