Kintetsu-Tomida Station (近鉄富田駅, Kintetsu Tomida-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan. It is operated jointly by the private railway operators Kintetsu Railway and Sangi Railway.
Kintetsu-Tomida Station 近鉄富田駅 | |||||
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 Kintetsu Tomida Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-26-19 Tomida-chō, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-8014 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°0′24.53″N 136°38′58.94″E / 35.0068139°N 136.6497056°E | ||||
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| Distance | 31.6 km from Kintetsu Nagoya | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | K17 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | January 30, 1929 | ||||
| Previous names | Nishi-Tomida (to 1941) Kankyu-Tomida (to 1944) Kinki-Nihon Tomida (to 1970) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 9,722(Kintetsu) 3,549 (Sangi Railway) daily | ||||
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Lines
editKintetsu-Tomida Station is a station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, and is located 31.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station. It is also a terminus for the Sangi Railway's Sangi Line and is 26.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Nishi-Fujiwara Station[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Kintetsu Nagoya Line | for Yokkaichi, Osaka, Kobe and Kashikojima |
| 2 | ■ Kintetsu Nagoya Line | for Kuwana and Nagoya |
| 3 | ■ Sangi Railway Sangi Line | for Hobo, Daian and Nishi-Fujiwara |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Kintetsu Nagoya Line | ||||
| Kuwana | Express | Kintetsu Yokkaichi | ||
| Kawagoe Tomisuhara | Semi-Express | Kasumigaura | ||
| Kawagoe Tomisuhara | Local | Kasumigaura | ||
| Sangi Railway Sangi Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Ōyachi | ||
History
editKintetsu-Tomida Station opened on January 30, 1929 as Nishi Tomida Station (西富田駅, Nishi Tomida-eki), on the Ise Railway. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway’s Ise Line on September 15, 1936. The line 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 and the station was renamed Kankyu Tomida Station (関急富田駅, Kankyu Tomida-eki).[2] The Kansai Express was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu, with the station becoming Kinki-Nihon Tomida Station (近畿日本富田駅, Kinki Nihon Tomida-eki)[2] The station was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1970. The Sangi Railway began operations at this station on June 25, 1970.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the Kintetsu station was used by an average of 9,722 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the same period, the Sangi Railway portion of the station was used by 3,549 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Yokkaichi City Tomida District Civic Center
- Yokkaichi Tomita Nishi Post Office
- Mie Prefectural Yokkaichi Senior High School
- Mie Prefectural Hokusei High School
- Yokkaichi City Tomida Elementary School
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
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Media related to Kintetsu-Tomida Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu: Tomida Station (in Japanese)