Umamichi Station

Umamichi Station
馬道駅
Umamichi Station
Location Hongan-ji, Kuwana, Mie
(三重県桑名市大字本願寺字笠松)
Japan
Operated by Sangi Railway
Line(s) Hokusei Line
History
Opened 1914
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 225 daily

Umamichi Station (馬道駅, Umamichi-eki) is a railway station in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located 1.1 rail kilometres from the terminus of the Hokusei Line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.

Lines

Layout

Umamichi Station has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Hokusei Line for Nishi-Kuwana
2  Hokusei Line for Ageki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sangi Hokusei Line
Nishi-Kuwana Local Nishibessho

History

Umamichi Station was opened on April 6, 1914 as a station on the Hokusei Railway, which became the Hokusei Electric Railway on June 27, 1934. Through a series of mergers, the line became part of the Kintetsu network by April 1, 1965, but was spun out as an independent company on April 1, 2003.

Coordinates: 35°03′38.33″N 134°40′36.04″E / 35.0606472°N 134.6766778°E / 35.0606472; 134.6766778

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