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located in the city of

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, operated by the private railway operator

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyot ...

. The third-sector

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, which is jointly owned by Kintetsu and the city of Yokkaichi, uses a part of the station as its terminal .

Lines

Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 41.9 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at

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. It is also a terminus for the 15.4 kilometer Kintetsu

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The

Utsube Line terminates at this station.

Station layout

Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station consists of three

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s serving six tracks on the third level of a station building. The Asunarou Yokkaichi Station consists of a single island platform on the ground level of the same building.

Adjacent stations

History

Change of Kintetsu lines near Yokkaichi in 1956 The station was originally opened as and was a junction of the three lines which Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station presently serves (the two branch lines were operated by Mie Transport). In 1956 when Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu) rerouted the Nagoya Line and closed its station by JNR's

Yokkaichi Station 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 ...

, Suwa Station of Kintetsu and Mie Transport was moved and renamed as Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi Station. The station was again renamed in 1970 to the present name. * 1913-05-16 Mie tramway Suwa - Minami-Hamada opened. * 1913-09-24 Yokkaichi Railway Suwa - Ise-Kawashima opened. * 1915-12-25 Mie tramway Yokkaichi - Suwa opened. * 1916-03-03 Yokkaichi Railway Yokkaichi - Suwa opened. * 1916-07-19 Mie tramway was inherited by Mie Railway. * 1922-03-01 Ise Railway Miyamado - Shin-Yokkaichi open. * 1929-01-30 Ise Electric Railway Kuwana - Yokkaichi and Suwa stn. opened. * 1931-03-01 Yokkaichi Railway and Mie Railway merged to Mie Railway. * 1936-09-15 Sangu Express Railway merged Ise Electric railway. * 1941-03-15 Osaka Electric Tramway merged Sangu Express Railway and Osaka Electric Tramway was changed to Kansai Express Railway. * 1944-02-11 Mie railway and other 6 companies merged to Mie Transport. * 1944-06-01 Kansai Express Railway was changed to Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu). * 1956-09-23 Kintetsu Line moved to new line. Yokkaichi Station of Kintetsu near JNR Yokkaichi Station was closed. Suwa Station was moved and its name was changed to Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi. * 1964-02-01 Mie Transport transferred its railway business to Mie Electric Railway. * 1965-04-01 Kinki Nippon Railway merged Mie Electric Railway. * 1970-03-01 Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi was changed to Kintetsu Yokkaichi. * 1973 Nagoya Line and Yunoyama Line were elevated. * 1974-06-29 Utsube Line Yokkaichi Station was moved.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Kintetsu station was used by an average of 24,163 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the same period, the Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway portion of the station was used by 6198 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Kintetsu department store * LaLa Square shopping center * Yokkaichi Dome * Yokkaichi Museum

References

External links

Kintetsu: Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station1945 map (University of Texas Libraries)
{{Kintetsu Utsube Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Yokkaichi