- Hirai Junction
Nihongo|Hirai Junction|平井信号場|Hirai shingōjō was a junction at Kozakai, Hoi District,
Aichi , Japan,In 1963, the junction was merged toKozakai Station . But the function and the name still remain.Lines
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Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
**Iida Line
*Nagoya Railroad
** Nagoya Main LineTwo single tracks exist between this junction and
Toyohashi Station . The eastern one (in the diagram above) is theMeitetsu Nagoya Main Line and the western one is theIida Line . They are combined and used as a double track.There are two JR stations (
Shimoji Station andFunamachi Station ) in this section of Iida line. Meitetsu trains do not stop at these stations.History
*( 1 Apr, 1926 Higashi-Okazaki - Kozakai open as Toyohashi Line )
* 1 Jun, 1927 Hirai Junction open (Ina Junction - Toyohashi open )
* 1 Aug, 1943 Nihongo|Toyokawa Railway|豊川鉄道|Toyokawa tetsudōwas Nationalized and change name from Hirai shingōsho to Hirai shingōjō
* 17 Dec, 1963 Merged to Kozakai Station.
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