Suzuka Circuit Inō Station

Suzuka Circuit Inō Station
鈴鹿サーキット稲生駅
Suzuka Circuit Inō Station
(after 2009 Formula 1 Japanese GP)
Location
Prefecture Mie
(See other stations in Mie)
City Suzuka
Neighborhood etc. Ino-nishi 3 chome
Postal code510-0201
(in Japanese)三重県鈴鹿市稲生西三丁目
History
Year opened 1973
Former name Inō Station
Present name since 1987
Rail services
Station number(s) 6
Operator(s) Ise Railway
Line(s) Ise Line
Statistics 178 passengers/day (FY2010)

Suzuka Circuit Inō Station (鈴鹿サーキット稲生駅 Suzuka Sākitto Inō-eki) is a railway station in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Ise Railway. The station is 9.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kawarada Station. It takes about 20 minutes from the station to Suzuka Circuit.

History

Suzuka Circuit Inō Station opened on September 1, 1973 as Inō Station (稲生駅 Inō eki) on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Ise Line. The Ise Line was privatized on March 27, 1987 and the name changed to the present name, four days before the dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Line

Station layout

Suzuka Circuit Inō Station has a two opposed side platforms. The station is unattended except on race dates of the Suzuka Circuit.

Platforms

1 Ise Railway Ise Line for Suzuka, and Yokkaichi
2 Ise Railway Ise Line for Tsu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ise Railway
Ise Line (6)
Tamagaki (5)   Local   Tokuda (7)
Suzuka (4)   Rapid "Mie" (racing days at Suzuka Circuit)   Nakaseko (8, only "Mie" 4 and 6 for Nagoya)
Tsu (12)
Suzuka (4)   Limited express "Nanki" (Formula 1 Japanese GP at Suzuka Circuit)   Tsu (12)

External links

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Coordinates: 34°50′27.7″N 136°33′18.1″E / 34.841028°N 136.555028°E