Ushikubo Station


Ushikubo Station is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Ushikubo Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 6.6 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Ushikubo Station was established on as a station on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway connecting with. On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways Iida Line. Due to the expansion of traffic at the nearby Toyokawa Naval Arsenal, the station buildingw was also rebuilt in 1943; this building survived the Toyokawa Air Raid and is still used as the station building to date. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1971. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 877 passengers daily.

Surrounding area