Tomida Station

Tomida Station 富田駅
JR Tomida Station
Location
Prefecture	Mie (See other stations in Mie)
City	Yokkaichi
Neighborhood etc.	22-12Tomida-cho 3-chome
Postal code	510-8014
(in Japanese)	三重県四日市市富田三丁目22-12
History
Year opened	1894
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR Central
Line(s)	Kansai Main Line
Statistics	628 passengers/day 2006
Small bus terminal at this station

Tomida Station (富田駅, Tomida-eki) is a railway station in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, on the Kansai Main Line. It is located 33.0 rail kilometers from Nagoya Station, and is operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Station history

Tomida Station was opened on July 5, 1894 as a station on the Kansai Railway. The Kansai Railway was nationalized on October 1, 1907 becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and the Sangi Railway Line connected to this station on July 23, 1931. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight car operations on the JNR were discontinued November 15, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Lines

• Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
  • Kansai Main Line
• Sangi Railway
  • Sangi Line (freight only)

Layout

Tomida Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by an overpass. Another island platform exists for tracks 4 and 5, but is not in use, and is currently serving as a siding for freight cars. The station is unattended.

Platform

Adjacent stations

External links

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Coordinates: 35°00′27″N 136°39′13″E / 35.007595°N 136.653577°E / 35.007595; 136.653577