Shiohama Station

Shiohama Station

塩浜駅
Shiohama Station in April 2010
General information
Location2-82 Misono-chō, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-0862
Japan
Coordinates34°55′56.58″N 136°37′19.83″E / 34.9323833°N 136.6221750°E / 34.9323833; 136.6221750
Operated by
Lines
Distance40.8 km from Kintetsu Nagoya
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
Station code E24 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 25, 1919
Passengers
FY20193468 daily
Services
Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station
Kita-Kusu
towards Ise-Nakagawa
Nagoya Line
Local
Miyamado
Ise-Wakamatsu
towards Ise-Nakagawa
Nagoya Line
Express
Kintetsu Yokkaichi
Location
Shiohama Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Shiohama Station
Shiohama Station (Japan)

Shiohama Station (塩浜駅, Shiohama-eki) is a railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. It also has a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Shiohama Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 40.8 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1] Freight operations use the Kansai Main Line freight branch.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by an elevated concourse.

Platforms

1, 2  Nagoya Line for Tsu, Osaka Namba, and Kashikojima
3, 4  Nagoya Line for Yokkaichi, Kuwana, and Nagoya

History

Shiohama Station opened on October 25, 1919, as a station on the Ise Railway. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway's Ise Line on September 15, 1936, and was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu.[2] A new station building was completed on June 23, 1986.

The freight terminal was opened as part of the Japanese Government Railways freight operations on June 1, 1944, subsequently part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Containerized freight operations were handled from April 1, 1962, to July 1, 1975. With the privatization and dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987, operation of the freight terminal came under the Japan Freight Railway Company, which resumed container operations from June 20, 1988, to March 16, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3468 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

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. ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
  3. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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