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
Akuragawa Station
General information
Location8-9 Akuragawa-chō, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-0803
Japan
Coordinates34°59′4.9″N 136°37′43.44″E / 34.984694°N 136.6287333°E / 34.984694; 136.6287333
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Nagoya Line
Distance34.6 km from Kintetsu Nagoya
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeE19
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 30, 1929
Passengers
FY20192464 daily
Location
Akuragawa Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Akuragawa Station
Akuragawa Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Akuragawa Station is located in Japan
Akuragawa Station
Akuragawa Station
Akuragawa Station (Japan)

Lines

edit

Akuragawa 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

edit

The 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

edit

Akuragawa 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

edit

In 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

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
  5. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
edit

  Media related to Akuragawa Station at Wikimedia Commons