Yanagi Station
Yanagi Station (柳駅, Yanagi-eki) is a railway station on the Suzuka Line in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Yanagi Station is 2.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ise-Wakamatsu Station.[1]
Yanagi Station 柳駅 | |
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Yanagi Station | |
Location | 726-4 Yanagimachi, Suzuka, Mie (三重県鈴鹿市柳町726-4) Japan |
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway |
Line(s) | Suzuka Line |
History | |
Opened | 1925 |
Passengers | |
FY2010 | 125 daily |
Lines
Station layout
Yanagi Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Suzuka Line | ||||
Ise-Wakamatsu | Express | Suzukashi | ||
Ise-Wakamatsu | Local | Suzukashi |
History
Yanagi Station opened on December 20, 1925 as a station 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. It was renamed the Suzuka Line on April 8, 1963[2] The station has been unattended since October 1, 1994.
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