is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 on the Toyohashi Railway’s Atsumi Line

Toyohashi Railroad Atsumi Line

The is a railway line of the privately owned Toyohashi Railway in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The line runs from the center of Toyohashi along the center of the Atsumi Peninsula, a largely rural district noted also for its hot spring resorts and marine sports as part of Mikawa Wan...

 in Tahara

Tahara, Aichi

is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011, the city had an estimated population of 63,886 and a population density of 338 persons per km². The total area was 188.81 km².-Geography:...

, Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

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. It is a terminus

Terminal Station

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 for the line, and is located 18.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus at Shin-Toyohashi Station

Shin-Toyohashi Station

is a train station in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the terminus of the Toyohashi Railway’s Atsumi Line. The station is physically adjacent to Toyohashi Station.-Station History:...

.

Station History

Mikawa-Tahara Station was established on June 10, 1924 as a on the privately held Atsumi Railroad. The station name was changed to its present name in 1927. On April 10, 1926, the line was extended to Kurokawahara. The Atsumi Railroad was merged into the Nagoya Railroad on September 1, 1940. The section from Mikawa Tahara to Kurokawahara was discontinued on June 5, 1944. The Toyohashi Railroad Company was established on October 1, 1954. In October 1994, a new station building was completed.

Layout

Mikawa-Tahara Station a side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

 and an island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

, serving three tracks. However, the island platform is in use only during peak hours, and for most of the day the side platform adjacent to the station building is used for bidirectional traffic.

Adjacent stations

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External links

Toyohashi Railroad Station information