Kō Station | |
Native Name: | 国府駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Hazenji-35 Kubochō, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi-ken 442-0856 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.8376°N 137.3281°W |
Operator: | Meitetsu |
Distance: | 9.6 kilometers from |
Platforms: | 3 island platforms |
Code: | NH04 |
Status: | Staffed |
Passengers: | 5113 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2017 |
Map Type: | Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kō Station |
is a junction railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Kō Station is a station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Line and is 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also a terminal station for the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line and is 7.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .
The station has three island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.
Kō Station was opened on 1 April 1926 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway's Toyohashi Line connecting Toyohashi with in the former municipality of . On 1 April 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railroad (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). A spur line to Toyokawa was opened on 18 February 1945. In December 1987, the station platforms were extended to be able to accommodate trains of six-carriages in length. The station building was rebuilt in 2008-2009.[1]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5113 passengers daily.[2]