Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station

Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station 近鉄四日市駅
File:Kintetsu-Yokkaichi-Sta.jpg
Location	1-56, Yasujima Itchome, Yokkaichi, Mie （三重県四日市市安島一丁目1-56） Japan
Coordinates
Operated by	Kintetsu Corporation Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway
Line(s)	Nagoya Line Yunoyama Line Utsube Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1913
Previous names	Suwa; Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi (until 1970)

Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station (近鉄四日市駅, Kintetsu-Yokkaichi-eki) is a major Kintetsu railway station in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. The Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway uses a part of the station as its terminal Asunarou Yokkaichi Station (あすなろう四日市駅, Asunarō Yokkaichi-eki).

Lines

• Kintetsu
  • Nagoya Line
  • Yunoyama Line
• Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway (Asunarou Yokkaichi Station)
  • Utsube Line

Layout

Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station - three island platforms serving six tracks on the third level

1, 2	■ Nagoya Line	for Tsu, Toba, Kashikojima, Ōsaka, and Kōbe
3, 4	■ Nagoya Line	for Kuwana and Nagoya
4	■ Nagoya Line	a local train starting for Ise-Nakagawa at 6:50 on Saturdays and holidays
5	■ Yunoyama Line	for Yunoyama-Onsen
	■ Nagoya Line	a local train starting for Tsu-shimmachi at 7:42 on weekday mornings express trains starting for Nagoya
6	■ Yunoyama Line	for Yunoyama-Onsen

Asunarou Yokkaichi Station - an island platform serving two tracks on the first level

9	■ Utsube Line	for Utsube (part of trains depart for Nishihino)
10	■ Hachioji Line	for Nishihino (part of trains depart for Utsube)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu
Nagoya Line
Kawaramachi		Local		Shinshō
Kawaramachi		Semi-Express		Terminus
Kintetsu-Tomida		Express		Shiohama
Kuwana		Limited Express		Shiroko
Kintetsu Nagoya		Limited Express "Shimakaze"		Iseshi
Yunoyama Line
Terminus		-	Nakagawara
Yokkaichi Asunarou Railway
Utsube Line
Terminus		-	Akahori

History

File:Yokkaichi hist map EN.png

Change of Kintetsu lines near Yokkaichi in 1956

The station was originally opened as Suwa Station (諏訪駅, Suwa-eki) and was a junction of the three lines which Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station presently serves; provided that the two branch lines were operated by Mie Transport. In 1956 when Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu) rerouted the Nagoya Line and closed its station by JNR's Yokkaichi Station, Suwa Station of Kintetsu and Mie Transport was moved and renamed as Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi Station. The station was again renamed in 1970 to the present name.

• 1913-05-16 Mie tramway Suwa - Minami-Hamada opened.
• 1913-09-24 Yokkaichi Railway Suwa - Ise-Kawashima opened.
• 1915-12-25 Mie tramway Yokkaichi - Suwa opened.
• 1916-03-03 Yokkaichi Railway Yokkaichi - Suwa opened.
• 1916-07-19 Mie tramway was inherited by Mie Railway.
• 1922-03-01 Ise Railway Miyamado - Shin-Yokkaichi open.
• 1929-01-30 Ise Electric Railway Kuwana - Yokkaichi and Suwa stn. opened.
• 1931-03-01 Yokkaichi Railway and Mie Railway merge to Mie Railway.
• 1936-09-15 Sangu Express Railway mergeed Ise Electric railway.
• 1941-03-15 Osaka Electric Tramway merged Sangu Express Railway and Osaka Electric Tramway was changed to Kansai Express Railway.
• 1944-02-11 Mie railway and other 6 companies mergetd to Mie Transport.
• 1944-06-01 Kansai Express Railway was changed to Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu).
• 1956-09-23 Kintetsu Line moved to new line. Yokkaichi Station of Kintetsu near JNR Yokkaichi Station was closed. Suwa Station was moved and its name was changed to Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi.
• 1964-02-01 Mie Transport transferred its railway business to Mie Electric Railway.
• 1965-04-01 Kinki Nippon Railway merged Mie Electric Railway.
• 1970-03-01 Kinki Nippon Yokkaichi was changed to Kintetsu Yokkaichi.
• 1973 Nagoya Line and Yunoyama Line were elevated.
• 1974-06-29 Utsube Line Yokkaichi Station was moved.

Surrounding area

• Kintetsu department store
• LaLa Square shopping center
• Yokkaichi Dome
• Yokkaichi Museum

External links

• (Japanese) Kintetsu: Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station
• 1945 map (University of Texas Libraries)