Miyamachi Station

Miyamachi Station (宮町駅, Miyamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Miyamachi Station

宮町駅
Miyamachi Station west exit
General information
Location686 Takabuku, Misono-cho, Ise-shi, Mie-ken 516-0805
Japan
Coordinates34.4980°N 136.6983°E / 34.4980; 136.6983
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Yamada Line
Distance26.3  km from Ise-Nakagawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeM72
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 27, 1930
Previous namesGekūmae (until 1933)
Passengers
FY2019620 daily
Location
Miyamachi Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Miyamachi Station
Miyamachi Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Miyamachi Station is located in Japan
Miyamachi Station
Miyamachi Station
Miyamachi Station (Japan)

Lines

Miyamachi Station is served by the Yamada Line, and is located 26.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Yamada Line for Ujiyamada, Toba and Kashikojima
2 ■ Yamada Line for Ise-Nakagawa, Nagoya and Osaka

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yamada Line
Obata   Local   Iseshi
Matsusaka   Express (Nagoya Line through trains)
(in the morning and the evening)		   Iseshi

History

Miyamae Station opened on March 27, 1930 as Gekūmae Station (外宮前駅, Gekūmae-eki) on the Sangu Express Electric Railway. On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Express Railway's Yamada Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] The station was renamed to its present name in March 1933.[1] A new station building was completed in March 1997.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 620 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

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
  3. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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