Shimo-Fukaya Station

35°05′47″N 136°39′43″E / 35.0964°N 136.6620°E / 35.0964; 136.6620Operated by Yōrō RailwayLine(s)■ Yōrō LineDistance4.0 km from KuwanaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)HistoryOpenedAugust 1, 1921PassengersFY2019562

Location
Shimo-Fukaya Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Shimo-Fukaya Station Shimo-Fukaya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shimo-Fukaya Station (下深谷駅, Shimo-Fukaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Yōrō Railway.

Lines

Shimo-Fukaya Station is a station on the Yōrō Line, and is located 4.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kuwana.

Station layout

The station consists of one unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

Station side	■ Yōrō Line	for Kuwana
Opposite side	■ Yōrō Line	for Yōrō, Ōgaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yōrō Railway
Yōrō Line
Harima		-	Shimo-Noshiro

History

Shimo-Fukaya Station opened on August 1, 1921 as a station on the Yōrō Railway. The Yōrō Railway became the Ise Electric Railway’s Yōrō Line on October 1, 1929, but re-emerged as the Yōrō Railway on April 20, 1936. It merged with the Sangu Electric Railway on August 1, 1940, and through a series of mergers became part of the Kansai Express Railway on June 1, 1944.^[1] The line was split off into the new Yōrō Railway on October 1, 2007.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 562 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Mie Prefectural Kuwana Kita High School
• Kuwana City Fukaya Elementary School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Shimo-Fukaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Yōrō Railway Official website (in Japanese)