Okuda Station
Railway station in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Okuda Station (奥田駅, Okuda-eki) is a railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Japan
Meitetsu Okuda Station 奥田駅 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Okuda Station in July 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Okuda-Daimon-cho, Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken [1] Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.2352°N 136.8109°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Meitetsu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 78.8 kilometers from Toyohashi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | NH46 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 3, 1928 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 2309 daily | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Lines
Okuda Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 78.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.
Station history
Okuda Station was opened on February 3, 1928 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railway (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). On September 26, 2002 the station was the site of a fatal accident (the Okuda incident).
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,309 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Inazawa Higashi High School
- Mitsubishi Electric Inazawa plant
Station layout
The station has two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms
| Westbound | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya, Kasamatsu, and Meitetsu-Gifu |
| Eastbound | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line | For Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Toyohashi |
