Tsu-shimmachi Station explained

Tsu-Shimmachi Station
Native Name:津新町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-5-35 Shimmachi-cho, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 514-0042
Country:Japan
Operator:20px Kintetsu Railway
Line:16px Nagoya Line
Distance:86.6  km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Code:E40
Opened:July 4, 1931
Passengers:6966 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tsu-Shimmachi Station

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

Lines

Tsu-Shimmachi Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 86.6 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1]

Station layout

The station was consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. Platform 3 is used for trains which terminate at this station.

Platforms

History

Tsu-Shimmachi Station opened on July 4, 1931, as a station on the Sangu Express Electric Railway's Tsu Line. The Tsu Line was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. On March 15, 1941, the Sangu Express Electric Railway merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu.[2] The station building was rebuilt in 1970, with underpasses connecting the platforms.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6966 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

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. 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.