Tomida Station

Tomida Station (富田駅, Tomida-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is also a freight depot for the freight-only Sangi Railway.

For the Kintetsu station, see Kintetsu Tomida Station.
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Tomida Station

富田駅
JR Tomida Station
General information
Location22-12Tomida-cho 3-chome, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-8014
Japan
Coordinates35.007595°N 136.653577°E / 35.007595; 136.653577
Operated by JR Tōkai
Line(s)■ Kansai Main Line
Distance31.7 km from Nagoya
Platforms1 side + 2 island platform
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
OpenedJuly 5, 1894
Passengers
FY2019795 daily
Location
Tomida Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Tomida Station
Tomida Station (Japan)
Track Layout

Lines

Tomida Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 31.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. Another island platform exists for tracks 4 and 5, but is not in use, and is currently serving as a siding for freight cars. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Kansai Main Line For Kuwana, Nagoya
2, 3 ■ Kansai Main Line For Yokkaichi, Kameyama

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kansai Main Line
Asahi   Local   Tomidahama
Asahi   Semi Rapid   Tomidahama
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid "Mie": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Nanki": Does not stop at this station
Sangi Railway
Sangi Line (freight line)
Terminus - Ōyachi

Station history

Tomida Station was opened on July 5, 1894, as a station on the Kansai Railway. The Kansai Railway was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and the Sangi Railway Line connected to this station on July 23, 1931. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight car operations on the JNR were discontinued November 15, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 795 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

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

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