Shiohama Station

Shiohama Station (塩浜駅, Shiohama-eki) is a railway station on the Nagoya Line in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu.

Shiohama Station

塩浜駅
Shiohama Station in April 2010
Location2-82 Misono-chō, Yokkaichi
（三重県四日市市御薗町二丁目82）
Mie Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°55′56.58″N 136°37′19.83″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1919
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)4,952 daily
Location
Shiohama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Shiohama Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is 40.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1] The station also lies on the Kansai Main Line freight branch, operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Nagoya Line
Kintetsu Yokkaichi   Express   Ise-Wakamatsu
Miyamado   Local   Kita-Kusu

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.

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. Kintetsu Company History
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