Yokkaichi Station is a railway station on the Kansai Main Line

Kansai Main Line

The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...

 (Central Japan Railway Company

Central Japan Railway Company

The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...

), Ise Railway

Ise Railway Ise Line

The is a Japanese railway line in Mie Prefecture, between Kawarada Station, Yokkaichi and Tsu Station, Tsu. This is the only railway line operates. The company is called for short as . The third sector company took former Japanese National Railways line in 1987. The line was originally built as a...

 and Japan Freight Railway Company

Japan Freight Railway Company

, or , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It provides transportation of cargo nationwide. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station....

 in Yokkaichi

Yokkaichi, Mie

is a city located in Mie, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 314,393. The total area is 205.53 km².The closest major city is Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture....

, Mie Prefecture

Mie Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Yokkaichi station opened on December 25, 1890. It was nationalized in 1907 and privatized in 1987.

Expresses named "Nanki

Nanki

The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Central which runs from Nagoya to Shingū and Kii-Katsuura....

" (南紀) stop there. But the downtown of Yokkaichi near Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station

Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station

Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station is a major Kintetsu train station in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan.- Lines :*Kintetsu**Nagoya Line**Yunoyama Line**Utsube Line- Layout :...

 is about 1 km far from there, so passengers are less than those of Kintetsu Station.

Yokkaichi Station has three platforms. Trains for Nagoya stop at first platform and those for Tsu

Tsu, Mie

is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. The city of Tsu is located on Ise Bay, east of the city. Tsu is bounded to the north by Suzuka and Kameyama; to the west by Iga, Nabari, and Nara Prefecture; and to the south by Matsuzaka city.-History:...

 at second one. The third one is for Ise Railway.

Layout

• There is an island platform with 3 tracks. Though the station is broad, there are many structures which are not used.

Adjacent stations

See also

Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station

Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station

Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station is a major Kintetsu train station in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan.- Lines :*Kintetsu**Nagoya Line**Yunoyama Line**Utsube Line- Layout :...

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