Utsube Station
Utsube Station (内部駅, Utsube-eki) is a terminal railway station on the Kintetsu Utsube Line in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu. It is 5.7 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.[1]
Utsube Station 内部駅 | |
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 Utsube Station | |
| Location | 5-29 Ogoso 3-chome, Yokkaichi, Mie （三重県四日市市小古曽三丁目5-29） Japan |
| Operated by | Kintetsu |
| Line(s) | Kintetsu Utsube Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 828 daily |
Lines
Layout
Utsube Station has a side platform. Trains arriving at Utsube Station reverse course back for Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.
History
Utsube Station was opened on June 22, 1922 as a station on the Mie Railway. On February 11, 1944, due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Sanco. On February 1, 1964 the Railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company, the Mie Electric Railway, which merged with Kintetsu on April 1, 1965.[2]
References
- 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.
- Kintetsu Company History
External links
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- (in Japanese) Kintetsu: Utsube Station
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