Shijuku Station 四十九駅 | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Location | |
  Shijuku Station Location within Mie Prefecture  Shijuku Station Shijuku Station (Japan) | |
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
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
The station consists of a single 47 m long side platform serving the bidirectional single line.[2] The station is unattended.
Platform
| 1 | ■ Iga Line | For Iga-Ueno For Iga-Kambe |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iga Line | ||||
| Kuwamachi | Local | Idamichi | ||
History
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 87 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
- Iga City Office
- Aeon Town Iga-Ueno shopping mall[3]
- Iga City General Hospital
National Route 422
See also
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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 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
Media related to Shijuku Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)