Minami-Yokkaichi Station
CJ12 Minami-Yokkaichi Station 南四日市駅 | |
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![]() JR Minami-Yokkaichi Station in 2012 | |
Location | 3-15 Hinagahigashi-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-0886 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°56′28″N 136°36′31.45″E / 34.94111°N 136.6087361°ECoordinates: 34°56′28″N 136°36′31.45″E / 34.94111°N 136.6087361°E |
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Line(s) | ■ Kansai Main Line |
Distance | 40.4 km from Nagoya |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
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History | |
Opened | October 1, 1963 |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 715 daily |
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![]() ![]() Minami-Yokkaichi Station Location within Mie Prefecture |
Minami-Yokkaichi Station (南四日市駅, Minami-Yokkaichi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It also has a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines[]
Minami-Yokkaichi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 40.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station. Trains on the Ise Railway Ise Line often stop at this station, although the official terminal station for the line is at Kawarada Station
Layout[]
The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.
Platform[]
1 | ■ Kansai Main Line | For Yokkaichi, Kuwana and Nagoya |
2 | ■ Kansai Main Line | For Kameyama, Suzuka and Tsu |
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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JR Central | ||||
Kansai Main Line | ||||
Yokkaichi | Local | Kawarada | ||
Yokkaichi | Semi Rapid | Kawarada | ||
Yokkaichi | Rapid | Kawarada | ||
Rapid "Mie": Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express "Nanki": Does not stop at this station |
Station history[]
Minami-Yokkaichi Station began as the Hinaga Signal (日永信号場, Hinaga Shingosho) on July 1, 1928. It was upgraded to a full station on the Kansai Main Line of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on October 1, 1963 and was renamed to its present name at that time. Operations of the Ise Line were extended through Minami-Yokkaichi Station on September 1, 1973. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since April 1, 2011.
Scheduled freight operations began from September 20, 1934. Containerized freight operations were discontinued on July 1, 1975, but were resumed from September 1, 1993.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
- Mie Prefectural Yokkaichi Technical High School
- Kaisei High School
- Ohashi Gakuen High School
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
Media related to Minami-Yokkaichi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
- Stations of Ise Railway
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1963
- Railway stations in Mie Prefecture
- Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company
- Yokkaichi