Shimo-Noshiro Station (下野代駅, Shimo-Noshiro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Yōrō Railway.

Shimo-Noshiro Station

下野代駅
Shimo-Noshiro Station
General information
Location3162-3 Shimo-Noshiro, Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken 511-0117
Japan
Coordinates35°06′57″N 136°38′50″E / 35.1159°N 136.6473°E / 35.1159; 136.6473
Operated by Yōrō Railway
Line(s) Yōrō Line
Distance6.6 km from Kuwana
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedJune 1, 1920
Passengers
FY2019170
Location
Shimo-Noshiro Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Shimo-Noshiro Station
Shimo-Noshiro Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Shimo-Noshiro Station is located in Japan
Shimo-Noshiro Station
Shimo-Noshiro Station
Shimo-Noshiro Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Shimo-Noshiro Station is a station on the Yōrō Line, and is located 6.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kuwana.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

1  Yōrō Line For Yōrō, Ōgaki
For Kuwana

Adjacent stations edit

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

History edit

Shimo-Noshiro Station opened on June 1, 1920 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 170 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area edit

  • Kuwana City Tadohigashi Elementary School

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 Shimo-Noshiro Station at Wikimedia Commons