Shijuku Station

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Shijuku Station

四十九駅
Shijuku Station 20180311.jpg
Shijuku Station in March 2018
LocationIga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0823
Japan
Coordinates34°44′53.5″N 136°08′13.2″E / 34.748194°N 136.137000°E / 34.748194; 136.137000Coordinates: 34°44′53.5″N 136°08′13.2″E / 34.748194°N 136.137000°E / 34.748194; 136.137000
Operated byIga Railway Logo.svg Iga Railway
Line(s)■ Iga Line
Distance6.5 km from Iga-Ueno
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)
Passengers
FY201987 daily
Location
Shijuku Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Shijuku Station
Shijuku Station
Location within Mie Prefecture

Shijuku Station (四十九駅, Shijuku-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.

Lines[]

Shijuku Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 6.5 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.[1]

Station layout[]

The station consists a single 47 m long side platform serving the bidirectional single line.[2] The station is unattended.

Platform[]

1 ■ Iga Line For Iga-Ueno
For Iga-Kambe

Adjacent stations[]

« Service »
Iga Line
Kuwamachi Local Idamichi

History[]

Another station also named Shijuku previously existed approximately 300 m from the location of the new station until services were suspended in June 1945 and formally closed in May 1969.[3]

The planned station construction site in August 2017

Construction of the new station started in July 2017.[4] The total construction cost is estimated at JPY246 million.[4]

The name of the new station was announced by the city of Iga in October 2017.[3]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 87 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]platform]]s

Surrounding area[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ 伊賀鉄道，3月17日にダイヤ改正 [Iga Railway timetable revision from 17 March]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c ７３年ぶり「四十九駅」　桑町－猪田道間に来春　名称決定 [Name "Shijuku Station" chosen for new station opening next spring between Kuwamachi and Idamichi 73 years after last station]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b ７新「四十九駅」３月中旬に供用開始へ　伊賀鉄道 [New Iga Railway Shijuku Station to open mid-March]. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Shijuku Station at Wikimedia Commons

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