Okkawa Station

Railway station in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

CE06
Okkawa Station

乙川駅

Okkawa Station in June 2018

General information
Location| Okkawa-cho 112-banchi, Handa-shi, Aichi-ken, 475-0054
Japan
Coordinates| 34°54′12″N 136°56′29″E﻿ / ﻿34.9032°N 136.9415°E﻿ / 34.9032; 136.9415
Operated by|  JR Central
Line(s)|  Taketoyo Line
Distance| 12.8 kilometers from Ōbu
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Station code| CE06
History
Opened| December 7, 1933
Passengers
FY2018| 1178 daily
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR Central | Following station

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Kamezaki

towards Ōbu

|  | Taketoyo Line

Local

Semi Rapid

|  | Handa

towards Taketoyo

Location

Okkawa Station

Location within Aichi Prefecture

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Okkawa Station

Okkawa Station (Japan)

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

Okkawa Station is served by the Taketoyo Line, and is located 12.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōbu Station.

## Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

### Platforms

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1 | ■ Taketoyo Line | for Ōbu

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2 | ■ Taketoyo Line  | for Taketoyo

## History

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Okkawa Station opened on December 7, 1933, as a passenger station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). Freight operations commenced from April 1, 1944.[citation needed] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from November 15, 1975. With the privatization and dissolution of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. The station building was rebuilt in March 2006.[1] Automatic turnstiles were installed in May 1992, and the TOICA system of magnetic fare cards was implemented in November 2006.

Station numbering was introduced to the Taketoyo Line in March 2018; Okkawa Station was assigned station number CE06.[2][3]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1178 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

## Surrounding area

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* Okkawa Elementary School
* Okkawa Jinjal

## See also

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* List of Railway Stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ Kawai, Yuhei (2009). Taketoyo-sen Monogatari. 交通新聞社. ISBN 4330046091.
2. ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
4. ^ (3)主要駅別乗車人員(1日平均) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Chita City. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

## External links

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Media related to Okkawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

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Stations of the Taketoyo Line

* Ōbu
* Owari-Morioka
* Ogawa
* Ishihama
* Higashiura
* Kamezaki
* Okkawa
* Handa
* Higashi-Narawa
* Taketoyo

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