Yatomi Station Explained


Yatomi Station
Native Name:弥富駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nakaroku-178 Uguiurachō, Yatomi-shi, Aichi-ken 498-0028
Country:Japan
Distance:16.4 kilometers from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Code:CJ05, TB11
Status:Staffed
Opened:May 24, 1895
Former:Maegasu (until 1895)
Passengers:380,785[1]
Pass Year:2006
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yatomi Station

270px|right|thumb|Platforms is a junction railway station in the city of Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway company, Nagoya Railway (Meitetsu). The station's elevation is 0.93 m below sea level, the lowest among all above-ground stations of JR Group.[2]

Lines

Yatomi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is located 16.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nagoya Station. It is also a terminal station for the Meitetsu Bisai Line and is 30.9 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at .

Station layout

The station has a single side platform used by the Kansai Main Line, and a single island platform, shared by the Kansai Main Line and the Meitetsu Bisai Line, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed. This is one of the few stations operated by Meitetsu that does not accept Tranpass magnetic fare cards.[3]

Platforms

Adjacent stations

|-!colspan=5|Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)

|-!colspan=5|Nagoya Railroad

Station history

Yatomi Station was first opened on May 24, 1895 as, on the privately held Kansai Railroad. It was renamed to its present name on November 7, 1895. The Kansai Railroad was nationalized in 1907 and became the Kansai Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). On April 3, 1898, Yatomi Station also became a terminal of a section of line operated by the Bisai Railroad, which was bought by Meitetsu on August 1, 1925, and in the process became a station on the Meitetsu Bisai Line as it is today. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from October 1, 1980. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central. Automatic wicket gates using the TOICA smart card were installed from October 25, 2006.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Kansai Main Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Yatomi Station was assigned station number CI05.[4] [5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: title error. ja:第10章 運輸・通信 (平成20年度刊愛知県統計年鑑). Statistics of Aichi in Year 20 of the Heisei Era . 2008 . ja . 30 November 2010 . Aichi Prefecture .
  2. Keiō Gijuku Daigaku Tetsudō Kenkyūkai, Keidai Tekken Mita Kai "2001-nen Tetsudō Nandemo Nihon'ichi" Japan Railfan Magazine No. 477 (January 2001) p.45. The source claims that this station is the lowest among all railways in Japan, but Japanese Wikipedia article for this station (as of 2008-05-20) claims without citation that Ryōzō Kawashima and Naoki Tanemura have claimed that Kintetsu-Yatomi Station may be lower than this station.
  3. Web site: http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/kenannai/sf-pano/hani/index.html . ja:ご利用範囲 . 19 December 2010 . Nagoya Railroad . 29 March 2009 . ja.
  4. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  5. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.