Harima Station (播磨駅, Harima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Yōrō Railway.

Harima Station

播磨駅
Harima Station
General information
Location2500-3 Harima, Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken 511-0811
Japan
Coordinates35°04′42″N 136°40′29″E / 35.0782°N 136.6748°E / 35.0782; 136.6748
Operated by Yōrō Railway
Line(s) Yōrō Line
Distance1.6 km from Kuwana
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedDecember 29, 1939
Passengers
FY2019265
Location
Harima Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Harima Station
Harima Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Harima Station is located in Japan
Harima Station
Harima Station
Harima Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Harima Station is a station on the Yōrō Line, and is located 1.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kuwana.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one side platform serving bi-directional traffic. There is no station building but only a weather shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

1  Yōrō Line For Yōrō, Ōgaki
For Kuwana

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Yōrō Railway
Yōrō Line
Kuwana - Shimo-Fukaya

History edit

Harima Station opened on December 29, 1939 as a station on the Yōrō Railway. The Yōrō Railway merged with the Sangu Electric Railway on August 1, 1940, and through a series of mergers became part of the Kansai Express Railway on June 1, 1944.[1] The line was split off into the new Yōrō Railway on October 1, 2007.[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 265 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area edit

  • Kuwana Harima Post Office

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
  2. ^ 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 Harima Station at Wikimedia Commons