Ekaku Station

Railway station in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

35°01′38″N 137°08′20″E / 35.0272°N 137.1389°E / 35.0272; 137.1389Operated by

Aichi Loop RailwayLine(s)■ Aichi Loop LineDistance12.4 kilometers from OkazakiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation code08WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 26, 1976PassengersFY2017571 daily

Location
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Ekaku Station (永覚駅, Ekaku-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company.

Lines

Ekaku Station is served by the Aichi Loop Line, and is located 12.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Okazaki.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. There is no station building, but a roofed enclosure on the platform itself. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Aichi Loop Line
Mikawa-Kamigō		-	Suenohara

Station history

Ekaku Station was opened on April 26, 1976 as a passenger station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Okata Line connecting Okazaki with Shin-Toyota. At the time, the station had a single side platform. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under control of JR Central. The station was transferred to the third sector Aichi Loop Railway Company on January 31, 1988.