Suzukashi Station

Suzukashi Station

鈴鹿市駅
Suzukashi Station
General information
Location1-1-1 Kambe, Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 513-0801
Japan
Coordinates34°53′02″N 136°34′58″E / 34.8839°N 136.5828°E / 34.8839; 136.5828
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Suzuka Line
Distance4.1 km from Ise-Wakamatsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeL31
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 20, 1925
Previous namesIse-Kambe (until 1963)
Passengers
FY20191935 daily
Location
Suzukashi Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Suzukashi Station
Suzukashi Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Suzukashi Station is located in Japan
Suzukashi Station
Suzukashi Station
Suzukashi Station (Japan)

Suzukashi Station (鈴鹿市駅, Suzukashi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Suzukashi Station is a station on the Suzuka Line, and is located 4.1 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Ise-Wakamatsu Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1 ■ Suzuka Line for Ise-Wakamatsu, Kintetsu Nagoya, Ōsaka Namba
2 ■ Suzuka Line for Hiratachō

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Suzuka Line
Yanagi   Express   Mikkaichi
Yanagi   Local   Mikkaichi

History

Suzukashi Station opened on December 20, 1925, as Ise-Kambe Station (伊勢神戸駅, Ise-Kamebe eki) on the Ise Railway’s Kambe Spur Line. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway’s Ise-Kambe 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. The line was renamed the Suzuka Line on April 8, 1963, at which time the station was renamed to its present name.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1935 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Suzuka City Hall
  • Kambe Castle ruins

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. ^ a b "Kintetsu Company History". Funding Universe.
  3. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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