Miyamachi Station
Miyamachi Station 宮町駅 | |||||
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 Miyamachi Station west exit | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 686 Takabuku, Misono-cho, Ise-shi, Mie-ken 516-0805 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′53″N 136°41′54″E / 34.4980°N 136.6983°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||
| Line(s) |  Yamada Line | ||||
| Distance | 26.3 km from Ise-Nakagawa | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Connections |
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| Other information | |||||
| Station code | M72 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 27, 1930 | ||||
| Previous names | Gekūmae (until 1933) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 620 daily | ||||
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Miyamachi Station (宮町駅, Miyamachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Yamada Line | for Ujiyamada, Toba and Kashikojima |
| 2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Ise-Nakagawa, Nagoya and Osaka |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamada Line | ||||
| Obata | Local | Iseshi | ||
| Matsusaka | Express (Nagoya Line through trains) (in the morning and the evening) |
Iseshi | ||
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 620 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shintomiza independent movie theater
- Yokohama Rubber Mie plant
- Ujiyamada High School
- Ise Library
- JR - Yamada-Kamiguchi Station
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]
Media related to Miyamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu: Miyamachi Station(in Japanese)