Ekaku Station
Ekaku Station (永覚駅, Ekaku-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company.
Ekaku Station 永覚駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ekaku Station, May 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ekaku-cho 5-chome, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 470-1205 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.0272°N 137.1389°E |
| Operated by |  Aichi Loop Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Aichi Loop Line |
| Distance | 12.4 kilometers from Okazaki |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | 08 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | April 26, 1976 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2017 | 571 daily |
| Location | |
  Ekaku Station Location within Aichi Prefecture  Ekaku Station Ekaku Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Ekaku Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 12.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Okazaki.
Station layout
The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. There is no station building, but a roofed enclosure on the platform itself. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi Loop Line | ||||
| Mikawa-Kamigō | - | Suenohara | ||
Station history
Ekaku Station was opened on April 26, 1976 as a passenger station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Okata Line connecting Okazaki with Shin-Toyota. At the time, the station had a single side platform. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of JR Central. The station was transferred to the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 571 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area
- Toyota Kamigō factory
See also
References
- 豊田市統計書（平成29年版） H 交通・運輸及び通信 (in Japanese). Japan: Toyota City. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
