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Railway station in Tōin, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Tōin Station
東員駅
Tōin Station
General information
Location1953-1 Yamada, Tōin-cho, Inabe-gun, Mie-ken 511-0251
Japan
Coordinates35°04′41″N 136°35′15″E / 35.0781°N 136.5875°E / 35.0781; 136.5875
Operated by Sangi Railway
Line(s)■ Hokusei Line
Distance9.7 km from Nishi-Kuwana
Platforms1 island platform
History
OpenedMarch 26, 2005
Passengers
FY2019504 daily
Location
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Tōin Station (東員駅, Tōin-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tōin, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sangi Railway.

Lines

Tōin Station is served by the Hokusei Line, and is located 9.7 kilometres from the terminus of the line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single island platform, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1 ■ Hokusei Line for Nishi-Kuwana
2 ■ Sangi Railway Hokusei Line for Ageki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sangi Hokusei Line
Anoh Local Ōizumi

History

The station was opened on March 26, 2005 as a part of a Mie prefectural proposal to increase the convenience of transportation and thus many modern and handicapped-friendly facilities are found at the station.

  • June 22, 2005: Automatic ticket gates installed. Fare adjustment machine installed.
  • April 13, 2006: Train service at the station is temporarily replaced by bus service for over a month due to a nearby train derailment.
  • March 26, 2008: Access road to the station is widened and improved.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 504 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Kuwana City Fire Department Toin Branch (in front of the station)
  • Toin Town General Government Building
  • Toin Town General Cultural Center
  • Toin Municipal Kanda Elementary School (10 minutes walk to the east)

See also

References

  1. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Tōin Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Sangi Hokusei Line
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