Kintetsu Yatomi Station Explained

Kintetsu Yatomi Station
Native Name:近鉄弥富駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nishimae Shinden Uguiuracho, Yatomi-shi, Aichi-ken 498-0026
Country:Japan
Line: Kintetsu Nagoya Line
Distance:16.1 kilometers from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:E11
Status:Staffed
Opened:June 26, 1938
Former:Kankyu Yatomi; Sankyu Yatomi Station
Kankyu Yatomi Station
Kinki-Nippon Yatomi (until 1970)
Passengers:11,423 daily
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kintetsu-Yatomi Station

right|thumb|Platforms is a railway station in the city of Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu .[1]

Lines

Kintetsu Yatomi Station is served by the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, and is located 16.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station has two island platforms connected by a footbridge. Entrances are located on the south and the north, on the Kuwana side. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

Station history

Kintetsu-Yatomi Station was opened on June 26, 1938 as a station on the Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway, which was acquired by the Sangū Express Electric Railway on January 1, 1940. The station was renamed at that time, but reverted to its original name on March 13, 1941. With the merger of Kansai-area railways into the Kintetsu group in 1944,[2] the station was again renamed on June 1, 1944 to . The name was shortened to the present name on March 1, 1970. With the new station building was completed in September 1994.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 11,423 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

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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. Web site: https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/tetsudo/g.html. ja:駅別乗降人員. 2019. Kintetsu. Japan. Japanese. 5 December 2019.