Yokkaichi Station
railway station in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Yokkaichi Station (四日市駅, Yokkaichi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It also has a freight terminal of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Downtown Yokkaichi is located about 1 km from the station, which is less convenient than the centrally located Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station.
Lines
Yokkaichi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 37.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station. Trains on the Ise Railway Ise Line also terminate at this station, although the official terminal station for the line is at Kawarada Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one, very wide, complex island platform, serving three tracks. The Kansai Main Line uses the outer edges of the island platform, and the Ise Railway uses an indention in one side of the platform, which forms a single bay platform.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Yokkaichi Station opened on December 25, 1890, as a station on the Kansai Railway. The Kansai Railway was nationalized on October 1, 1907, and the station became part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. A new station building was completed on November 3, 1913.
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