Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station Explained

Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station
Native Name:近鉄四日市駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-56, Yasujima Itchome, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-0086
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.967°N 136.6187°W
Platforms:4 island platforms
Code:E21, K21
Opened:September 24, 1913
Former:Suwa; Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi (until 1970)
Passengers:24,163 (Kintetsu), 6198 (Asunarou Railway) 
Pass Year:FY 2019 (boarding only)
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station

right|thumb|260px|Track layout is a railway station located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. The third-sector Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway, which is jointly owned by Kintetsu and the city of Yokkaichi, uses a part of the station as its terminal .[1]

Lines

Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 41.9 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station. It is also a terminus for the 15.4 kilometer Kintetsu Yunoyama Line[2] The Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway Utsube Line terminates at this station.

Station layout

Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks on the third level of a station building. The Asunarou Yokkaichi Station consists of a single island platform on the ground level of the same building.

History

thumb|Change of Kintetsu lines near Yokkaichi in 1956The station was originally opened as and was a junction of the three lines which Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station presently serves (the two branch lines were operated by Mie Transport). In 1956 when Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu) rerouted the Nagoya Line and closed its station by JNR's Yokkaichi Station, Suwa Station of Kintetsu and Mie Transport was moved and renamed as Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi Station. The station was again renamed in 1970 to the present name.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Kintetsu station was used by an average of 24,163 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the same period, the Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway portion of the station was used by 6198 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. News: http://response.jp/article/2015/04/01/248048.html. ja:四日市あすなろう鉄道がスタート…近鉄内部・八王子線を引き継ぎ. ja. 小佐野カゲトシ. Response. April 1, 2015. April 1, 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.