Shijuku Station
Shijuku Station 四十九駅 | |||||
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 Shijuku Station in March 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0823 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°44′53.5″N 136°08′13.2″E / 34.748194°N 136.137000°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Iga Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Iga Line | ||||
| Distance | 6.5 km from Iga-Ueno | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 17 March 2018 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 87 daily | ||||
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Shijuku Station (四十九駅, Shijuku-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Iga Railway.
Lines[edit]
Shijuku Station is served by the Iga Line, and is located 6.5 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Iga-Ueno Station.[1]
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of a single 47 m long side platform serving the bidirectional single line.[2] The station is unattended.
Platform[edit]
| 1 | ■ Iga Line | For Iga-Ueno For Iga-Kambe |
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iga Line | ||||
| Kuwamachi | Local | Idamichi | ||
History[edit]
Another station also named Shijuku previously existed approximately 300 m from the location of the new station until services were suspended in June 1945 and formally closed in May 1969.[3]
Construction of the new station started in July 2017.[4] The total construction cost is estimated at JPY246 million.[4]
The name of the new station was announced by the city of Iga in October 2017.[3]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 87 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Iga City Office
- Aeon Town Iga-Ueno shopping mall[3]
- Iga City General Hospital
National Route 422
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 伊賀鉄道，3月17日にダイヤ改正 [Iga Railway timetable revision from 17 March]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b c ７３年ぶり「四十九駅」 桑町－猪田道間に来春 名称決定 [Name "Shijuku Station" chosen for new station opening next spring between Kuwamachi and Idamichi 73 years after last station]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b ７新「四十九駅」３月中旬に供用開始へ 伊賀鉄道 [New Iga Railway Shijuku Station to open mid-March]. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Shijuku Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)