Kōda Station (Aichi)
Lines. Kōda Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 318.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. Station layout. The station has a single island platform connected to the elevated station building by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended. History. Kōda Station began as on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line in April 1906. It was upgraded to become a full station and given its present name on September 11, 1908. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway ) after World War II. All freight operations were discontinued in 1971. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. Automated turnstiles using the TOICA IC Card system came into operation from November 25, 2006. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3978 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).