Yokkaichi Station (四日市駅, 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 terminal of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Downtown Yokkaichi is located about 1 km from the station, which is less convenient than the centrally located Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station.

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Yokkaichi Station

四日市駅
JR Yokkaichi Station, August 2006
General information
Location3-85 Honmachi, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-0093
Japan
Coordinates34°57′47″N 136°37′47″E / 34.9630863°N 136.6296566°E / 34.9630863; 136.6296566
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance37.2 km from Nagoya
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeCJ11
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1890
Passengers
FY20192286 daily
Location
Yokkaichi Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Yokkaichi Station
Yokkaichi Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Yokkaichi Station is located in Japan
Yokkaichi Station
Yokkaichi Station
Yokkaichi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Yokkaichi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 37.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station. Trains on the Ise Railway Ise Line also terminate at this station, although the official terminal station for the line is at Kawarada Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one, very wide, complex island platform, serving three tracks. The Kansai Main Line uses the outer edges of the island platform, and the Ise Railway uses an indention in one side of the platform, which forms a single bay platform.

Platforms

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1  Kansai Main Line for Kameyama
for Kuwana and Nagoya (some services)
 Ise Railway Ise Line limited express Nanki and rapid Mie for Tsu, Matsusaka, Iseshi, Toba, Shingu and Kii-Katsuura
2  Kansai Main Line for Kuwana and Nagoya
3  Ise Railway Ise Line local trains for Tsu, via Suzuka

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR Central Kansai Main Line
Kuwana   Limited Express Nanki   Suzuka (Ise Railway)
Kuwana   Rapid Mie   Suzuka (Ise Railway)
Kuwana   Rapid   Minami-Yokkaichi
Tomidahama   Semi Rapid   Minami-Yokkaichi
Tomidahama   Local   Minami-Yokkaichi
Ise Railway Ise Line (1)
Terminus   Local   Minami-Yokkaichi (2)

History

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Yokkaichi Station opened on December 25, 1890,[1] as a station on the Kansai Railway. The Kansai Railway was nationalized on October 1, 1907, and the station became part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. A new station building was completed on November 3, 1913.[citation needed] The Ise Line began operations from March 1, 1922.[citation needed] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in 2012.[citation needed]

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Kansai Main Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Yokkaichi Station was assigned station number CI11.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2286 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Yokkaichi City Hall
  • Yokkaichi Public Employment Security Office
  • Yokkaichi Post Office
  • Yokkaichi Municipal Central Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 86. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ^ "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] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ "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]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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