Kō Station (Aichi)

Kō Station (国府駅) is a junction railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines
Kō Station is a station on the Meitetsu Nagoya Line and is 9.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Toyohashi. It is also a terminal station for the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line and is 7.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Toyokawa-inari.

Station layout
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.

Station history
Kō Station was opened on 1 April 1926 as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway's Toyohashi Line connecting Toyohashi with Kozakai in the former municipality of Kō (Aichi). 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.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5113 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * ruins of Mikawa Kokubun-ji
 * Kō Elementary School
 * Kō Junior High School