Chita-Handa

Weekday departures: 88/day · Sat & holiday departures: 78/day

First / last train (weekday): 5:29 / 22:49

Busiest hour: 8:00–9:00 (11)

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0:00 ─ 23:00

Counts are departures in the timetable data shown on our live map.

• Meitetsu Kōwa Line: Sumiyoshichō ⇄ Narawa

Chita-Handa Station opened on 1 April 1931 on the privately built Chita Railway; the "Chita" prefix was attached from day one to distinguish it from the JNR Taketoyo Line's Handa Station. The Chita Railway was absorbed by Meitetsu on 1 February 1943 and freight service was discontinued in December 1960. A bridge-style station building replaced the original on 28 December 1988, and passing tracks built from the salvaged sidings let the platforms handle eight-car trains from 1989. Tranpass arrived on 14 July 2006, barrier-free upgrades — including platform raising and lifts — were completed in April 2008, and Manaca smart-card gates were activated on 11 February 2011.

Until the 1970s Chita-Handa was the bus hub for the whole Chita peninsula, with services fanning out from the station forecourt to Asakura, Kōwa, Utsumi and Morosaki ports — but the Chita-Shinsen, motorisation and the JR Taketoyo Line steadily emptied the platform.