is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in located in the city of Iga,

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefectur ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Iga Railway The is a railway line in Iga, Mie, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . The line connects Iga-Ueno Station with Iga-Kambe Station. The track and trains are owned by Kintetsu Railway, although the trains are operated by Iga Railway. It ...

Lines

Kayamachi Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 5.0 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

connected to the station building by a level crossing. The platform is short and can only accommodate trains of two cars in length.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kayamachi Station was opened on July 18, 1922. Through a series of mergers, the Iga Line became part of the

Kintetsu ''Kintetsu'' is the abbreviation of , or Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese railway corporation. It may also refer to: Companies * Kintetsu Group Holdings, the holding corporation of the Kintetsu Railway ** Kintetsu Bus, a bus company and a subsidiary ...

network by June 1, 1944, but was spun out as an independent company in October 2007. All freight operations were suspended from October 1, 1973.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 376 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Mie Prefectural Iga Hakuho High School *Ueno Braille Library

References

External links

* {{Iga Railway Iga Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1922 Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Iga, Mie