Ōsato Station

Ōsato Station (大里駅, Ōsato-eki) is a railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.


Ōsato Station

大里駅
Station building within an apartment complex, April 2009
LocationSanjūbanjin-7133-1 Okudachō Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken 492-8233
Japan
Coordinates35.2265°N 136.8184°E / 35.2265; 136.8184
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s)■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Distance77.5 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeNH45
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 3, 1928
Previous namesŌzato (to 1943)
Passengers
FY20173935 daily
Location
Ōsato Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Ōsato Station
Ōsato Station (Japan)
Ōsato Station rear view

Lines

Ōsato Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 77.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms, with the station building located on the second story of an apartment complex. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For Meitetsu-Ichinomiya, Kasamatsu, and Meitetsu-Gifu
2 ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line For Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Toyohashi

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line
Shin-Kiyosu   Express
(some trains stop)		   Kōnomiya
Shin-Kiyosu   Semi Express   Kōnomiya
Shin-Kiyosu   Local   Okuda

Station history

Ōsato Station was opened on February 3, 1928 as Ōzato Station (大佐土駅, Ōzato-eki) on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railway (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). The station changed the kanji of its name to the present configuration on November 2, 1943. The station has been unattended since February 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,935 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area
  • Ōsato Junior High School
  • Kiyosu Station
  • Ōsato Nishi Elementary School

See also

References
  1. 15-3 名古屋鉄道駅別乗降客の推移 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Inazkawa City. 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

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