Egira Station

{{short description|Railway station in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name =50px
Egira Station

| native_name = 江吉良駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = MT-Egira Station-Building 2.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Egira Station in March 2015

| other_name =

| address = Egira-cho, Hashima-shi, Gifu-ken 501-6236

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.3156|N|136.6996|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px Meitetsu

| line = {{Plainlist|

}}

| distance = 10.3 km from {{STN|Kasamatsu|x|Gifu}}

| platforms = 1 side platforms

| connections =

| structure =

| code = TH08

| status = Unstaffed

| website = {{official|1=http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/train/station_info/line15/station/2718.html}} {{in lang|ja}}

| opened = April 1, 1929

| closed = 1943-1982

| former =

| passengers = 1,315 daily

| pass_year = FY2015

| map_type = Japan Gifu Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Egira Station

| services = {{adjstn|system=Meitetsu

|line1=Takehana|left1=Hashima-shiyakusho-mae|note-left1=File:MSN-TH07.svg|through-right1=Hashima

|line2=Hashima|through-left2=Takehana|right2=Shin-Hashima|note-right2=File:MSN-TH09.svg

}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Egira Station|江吉良駅|Egira-eki}} is a railway station located in the city of Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.

Lines

Egira Station is a station on the Hashima Line and the Takehana Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Takehana Line at {{STN|Kasamatsu|x|Gifu}}.

==Station layout==

Egira Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

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History

Egira Station opened on April 1, 1929. The station was closed in 1943 and was not reopened until December 11, 1982.{{Cite book|title=改訂新版 データブック日本の私鉄 (Data Book of Japanese Private Railways, Revised Version|author=Yuichi Terada|publisher=Neko・Publishing|year=2013|language=Japanese|isbn= 978-4777013364|page=257}}

Surrounding area

  • Chuo Elementary School

See also

References