Shippō Station

Shippō Station 七宝駅
Shippō Station
Location	Shippo-cho Nakanoshima Sakanoue 82-1, Ama, Aichi （愛知県あま市七宝町沖之島返上地82-1） Japan
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	Meitetsu Tsushima Line
History
Opened	1914
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	2,111 daily

Shippō Station (七宝駅 Shippō-eki) is a train station on the Meitetsu Tsushima Line located in Ama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 3.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Tsushima Line at Sukaguchi.

History

Shippō Station was opened on January 23, 1914. It has been unattended since March 1952 – October 1961, and again from July 2005.

Lines

• Meitetsu
  • Tsushima Line

Layout

Shippō Station has a two opposed side platforms. The platforms are not even: the platform for trains in the direction of Nagoya is longer, and can accommodate trains of eight carriages in length, whereas the opposing platform is shorter, and can accommodate trains of only up to six carriages. The platforms are connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1	■ Meitetsu Tsushima Line	For Tsushima, Saya, and Yatomi
2	■ Meitetsu Tsushima Line	For Sukaguchi, Meitetsu-Nagoya, Higashi-Okazaki, and Ōtagawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagoya Railroad
Meitetsu Tsushima Line
Limited Express (特急): Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express (快速急行): Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express (急行): Does not stop at this station
Jimokuji		Local (普通)		Kida

External links

• Official web page (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°11′44″N 136°48′22″E / 35.1955°N 136.8062°E