Kawarada Station

Kawarada Station 河原田駅
File:Kawarada Station 1.jpg Kawarada Station
Location	Kawarada 2179, Yokkaichi, Mie （三重県四日市市河原田町2179） Japan
Operated by	Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) Ise Railway
Line(s)	Kansai Main Line Ise Line
Other information
Station code	3 (Ise Railway)
History
Opened	1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	1934 (JR) 1695 (Ise Railway) daily

File:Rail Tracks map Kawarada Station.svg

Track layout at Kawarada Station

Kawarada Station (河原田駅, Kawarada-eki) is a railway station in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by JR Central and the Ise Railway. The station is 44.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Kansai Main Line at Nagoya Station, and is officially the terminus of the Ise Railway, although most trains continue through to Yokkaichi Station.

History

Kawarada Station opened on December 20, 1895 as a station on the Kansai Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The station building was rebuilt in December 1915. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The JNR Ise Line began operations on September 1, 1973. The Ise Line was privatized on March 27, 1987, four days before the dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The present station building was completed in March 2003.

Lines

• Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
  • Kansai Main Line
• Ise Railway
  • Ise Line

Station layout

Kawarada Station has two opposed side platforms, serving four tracks for use by the Kansai Main Line, and a single island platform for use by the Ise Railway.

Platforms

1	■ Kansai Main Line	For Yokkaichi, and Nagoya
2	■ Kansai Main Line	For Kameyama

3	■ Ise Railway Ise Line	for Nagoya, and Yokkaichi
4	■ Ise Railway Ise Line	for Tsu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kansai Main Line
Minami-Yokkaichi		Local		Kawano
Minami-Yokkaichi		Semi Rapid		Kawano
Minami-Yokkaichi		Rapid		Kawano
Ise Railway
Ise Line (3)
Minami-Yokkaichi (2)		Local		Suzuka (4)
Rapid "Mie": no stop
Limited express "Nanki": no stop

External links

• Ise Railway Official home page (Japanese)