Shimo-Fukaya Station

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
Location2279 Shimo-Fukaya, Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken 511-0808
Japan
Coordinates35.0964°N 136.6620°E / 35.0964; 136.6620
Operated by Yōrō Railway
Line(s)■ Yōrō Line
Distance4.0 km from Kuwana
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1921
Passengers
FY2019562
Location
Shimo-Fukaya Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Shimo-Fukaya Station
Shimo-Fukaya Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Shimo-Fukaya Station is located in Japan
Shimo-Fukaya Station
Shimo-Fukaya Station
Shimo-Fukaya Station (Japan)

Lines

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

The station consists of one unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms
Station side ■ Yōrō Line for Kuwana
Opposite side ■ Yōrō Line for Yōrō, Ōgaki

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yōrō Railway
Yōrō Line
Harima - Shimo-Noshiro

History

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 562 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Mie Prefectural Kuwana Kita High School
  • Kuwana City Fukaya Elementary School

See also

References
  1. Kintetsu Company History
  2. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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