Umamichi Station

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.

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
Passengers
2011	225 daily

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.

External links

• Sangi Railway official home page