Shimo-Fukaya Station (下深谷駅, Shimo-Fukaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Yōrō Railway.
Shimo-Fukaya Station 下深谷駅 | |
|---|---|
 Shimo-Fukaya Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 2279 Shimo-Fukaya, Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken 511-0808 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°05′47″N 136°39′43″E / 35.0964°N 136.6620°E |
| Operated by |  Yōrō Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Yōrō Line |
| Distance | 4.0 km from Kuwana |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) |
| History | |
| Opened | August 1, 1921 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 562 |
| Location | |
  Shimo-Fukaya Station Location within Mie Prefecture  Shimo-Fukaya Station Shimo-Fukaya Station (Japan) | |
Lines edit
Shimo-Fukaya Station is a station on the Yōrō Line, and is located 4.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kuwana.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.
Platforms edit
| Station side | ■ Yōrō Line | for Kuwana |
| Opposite side | ■ Yōrō Line | for Yōrō, Ōgaki |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yōrō Railway | ||||
| Yōrō Line | ||||
| Harima | - | Shimo-Noshiro | ||
History edit
Shimo-Fukaya Station opened on August 1, 1921 as a station on the Yōrō Railway. The Yōrō Railway became the Ise Electric Railway’s Yōrō Line on October 1, 1929, but re-emerged as the Yōrō Railway on April 20, 1936. It 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 562 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Mie Prefectural Kuwana Kita High School
- Kuwana City Fukaya Elementary School
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
Media related to Shimo-Fukaya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Yōrō Railway Official website (in Japanese)