Morikami Station

Railway station in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

35°14′52″N 136°44′12″E / 35.2477°N 136.7368°E / 35.2477; 136.7368Operated by

MeitetsuLine(s)■ Bisai Line Distance16.2 kilometers from YatomiPlatforms1 island + 1 side platformOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeBS06WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedFebruary 17, 1899PassengersFY20173,194 daily

Location
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Morikami Station (森上駅, Morikami-eki) is a railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Morikami Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 16.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yatomi.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform, which can serve trains of up to six carriages, and is used with services which terminate at the station. Morikami Station also has a shorter island platform, which can serve trains of up to four carriages in length. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Bisai Line	For Tsushima
2	■ Bisai Line	For Hagiwara, Meitetsu-Ichinomiya
3	■ Bisai Line	For Tsushima, Sukaguchi

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Meitetsu
Bisai Line
Kami-Marubuchi	-	Yamazaki

Station history

Morikami Station was opened on February 17, 1899 as a station on the privately held Bisai Railroad, which was purchased by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925 becoming the Meitetsu Bisai Line.^[1] A new station building was completed in 2007.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,194 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

former Sobue town hall
Kyowa High School

References

^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), "名古屋鉄道 1", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, ISBN 9784023401389
^ 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.