Akuragawa Station (阿倉川駅, Akuragawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
Akuragawa Station 阿倉川駅 | |||||
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 Akuragawa Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 8-9 Akuragawa-chō, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-0803 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′4.9″N 136°37′43.44″E / 34.984694°N 136.6287333°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||
| Line(s) |  Nagoya Line | ||||
| Distance | 34.6 km from Kintetsu Nagoya | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | E19 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | January 30, 1929 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 2464 daily | ||||
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Lines
editAkuragawa Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 34.6 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage.
This station had two island platforms serving four lines until March 16, 2018. It was abolished with the change of time of the next day, and the bus number was changed.[2][3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Nagoya Line | for Tsu, Osaka and Kashikojima |
| 2 | ■ Nagoya Line | for Kuwana and Nagoya |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintetsu Nagoya Line | ||||
| Kasumigaura | Local | Kawaramachi | ||
| Kasumigaura | Semi-Express | Kawaramachi | ||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editAkuragawa Station opened on January 30, 1929, as a station on the Ise Railway. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway’s Ise Line on September 15, 1936, and was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.[4] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2464 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Yokkaichi City Hall Kaizo District Citizen Center
- Yokkaichi Kaizo Elementary School
- Yokkaichi City Yamate Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ aratamaminori(あらたまみのり) (2018-02-25), 【近鉄名古屋線】阿倉川駅での待避シーン（2018年3月17日変更で廃止）, retrieved 2018-10-14
- ^ Rail工房天都 (2018-05-20), 【駅に行って来た】近鉄名古屋線阿倉川駅は2面4線が2面2線になった駅, retrieved 2018-10-14
- ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
editMedia related to Akuragawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu: Akuragawa Station(in Japanese)