Kawagoe Tomisuhara Station Explained

Kawagoe Tomisuhara Station
Native Name:川越富洲原駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:275 Tomita, Kawagoe-cho, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8122
Country:Japan
Operator:20px Kintetsu Railway
Line:16px Nagoya Line
Distance:30.0 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:E16
Opened:January 30, 1929
Former:Tomitsuhara (until 2009)
Passengers:3615 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kawagoe Tomisuhara Station

is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kawagoe, Mie District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Kawagoe Tomisuhara Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 30.0 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four lines connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Kawagoe Tomisuhara Station opened on January 30, 1929 as 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.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] As a part of the development project around the station and in compliance with the request by the Kawagoe town government, it was renamed on March 20, 2009, the day of the opening of the Hanshin Railway Hanshin Namba Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3615 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/kinki-nippon-railway-company-ltd-history/
  3. http://www.kintetsu.jp/news/files/20081121tomisuhara.pdf News release on November 21, 2008
  4. Web site: https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/07/ci500002761.htm. ja:三重県統計書. Mie Prefectural Statistics. 2020. Mie Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.