:Ōsato Station

{{short description|Railway station in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = 50px
Ōsato Station

| native_name = 大里駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Meitetsu Oosato sta 001.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Station building within an apartment complex, April 2009

| other_name =

| address = Sanjūbanjin-7133-1 Okudachō Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken 492-8233

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.2265|N|136.8184|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px Meitetsu

| line = {{Colorbull|crimson}} Meitetsu Nagoya Line

| distance = 77.5 kilometers from {{STN|Toyohashi|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| connections =

| structure =

| code = NH45

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{Official|1=http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/station_info/line01/station/1223.html}}

| opened = February 3, 1928

| closed =

| former = Ōzato (to 1943)

| passengers = 3935 daily

| pass_year = FY2017

| map_type = Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Ōsato Station

}}

file:Aichi Pref r-454 Osato Sta.JPG

{{nihongo|Ōsato Station|大里駅|Ōsato-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Ōsato Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 77.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms, with the station building located on the second story of an apartment complex. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

=Platforms=

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Adjacent stations

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{{j-rserv|service=Semi Express|previous=Shin-Kiyosu|next=Kōnomiya|col=green}}

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Station history

Ōsato Station was opened on February 3, 1928 as {{nihongo|Ōzato Station|大佐土駅|Ōzato-eki}} on the Aichi Electric Railway. On April 1, 1935, the Aichi Electric Railway merged with the Nagoya Railway (the forerunner of present-day Meitetsu). The station changed the kanji of its name to the present configuration on November 2, 1943. The station has been unattended since February 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,935 passengers daily.{{cite web |url= http://www.city.inazawa.aichi.jp/_res/projects/default_project/_page_/001/002/687/ina_toukei2019.pdf|script-title=ja:15-3 名古屋鉄道駅別乗降客の推移|year= 2019|publisher= Inazkawa City|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 5 October 2019}}