Handa Station

Handa Station (半田駅, Handa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CE07 Handa Station 半田駅
Handa Station in 2020
Location	110-1 Miyuki-cho Handa-shi, Aichi-ken 475-0887 Japan
Coordinates	34.8947°N 136.9303°E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Taketoyo Line
Distance	14.6 kilometers from Ōbu
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CE07
History
Opened	March 1, 1886
Passengers
FY2018	1670 daily
Location
Handa Station Location within Aichi Prefecture Handa Station Handa Station (Japan)

Handa Station footbridge, the oldest in Japan

Lines

Handa Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 14.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Taketoyo Line	for Ōbu
2	■ Taketoyo Line	for Taketoyo

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Taketoyo Line
Okkawa		Local		Higashi-Narawa

Station history

Handa Station was opened on March 1, 1886 as a passenger and freight station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), but was relocated to its present location in 1896. In November 1910, an overpass connecting the platforms was completed. This is the oldest overpass in Japan.[1] The station building was expanded and rebuilt in 1912.[1] Freight operations commenced from April 1, 1903, and the station building was reconstructed at that time.[1] The JGR became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from November 15, 1975 and small parcel operations from February 1, 1984. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the Central Japan Railway Company. Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006.[1] The Taketoyo Line, on which this station is, was electrified in 2015 and steps were taken to construct the overhead lines such that the overpass was preserved.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1670 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [3]

Surrounding area

• Handa City Hall
• Handa Chamber of Commerce

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. Kawai, Yuhei (2009). Taketoyo-sen Monogatari. 交通新聞社. ISBN 4330046091.
2. 国内最古、ＪＲ半田駅の「跨線橋」残った (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010.
3. (3)主要駅別乗車人員(1日平均) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Chita City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

• Official home page (in Japanese)

Media related to Handa Station at Wikimedia Commons