Dentetsu-Kurobe Station
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Dentetsu-Kurobe Station 電鉄黒部駅 | |||||
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 Dentetsu-Kurobe Station in September 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 815 Mikkabi, Kurobe-shi, Toyama-ken 9938-0031 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°52′27″N 137°26′40″E / 36.8742°N 137.4444°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Toyama Chihō Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 37.2 km from Dentetsu-Toyama | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 November 1922 | ||||
| Previous names | Nishi-Mikkaichi (to 1951); Dentetsu-Sakurai (to 1989) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 748 daily | ||||
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Dentetsu-Kurobe Station (電鉄黒部駅, Dentetsu-Kurobe-eki) is a railway station on the Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line in the city of Kurobe, Toyama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Toyama Chihō Railway.
Lines
[edit]Dentetsu-Kurobe Station is served by the Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line, and is 37.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Dentetsu-Toyama.
Station layout
[edit]The station has two ground-level opposed island platforms with one ground-level island platform sandwiched in-between. The platforms are reached by crossing the first track by a level crossing and walking up the stairs. The side platform furthest from the station building is not in service. The station is staffed. There is a depot with two tracks at the opposite side of the station building. To the east from the station building, there is a dead-end track.
History
[edit]The station opened on 5 November 1922 as Nishi-Mikkaichi Station (西三日市駅).[1] It was renamed Dentetsu-Sakurai Station (電鉄桜井駅) in June 1951, and renamed Dentetsu-Kurobe Station on 1 April 1989.[1]
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line | ||||
| Shin-Uozu | Limited Express | Higashi-Mikkaichi | ||
| Dentetsu-Ishida | Rapid Express | Higashi-Mikkaichi | ||
| Dentetsu-Ishida | Express | Higashi-Mikkaichi | ||
| Dentetsu-Ishida | Local | Higashi-Mikkaichi | ||
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2015, the station was used by 748 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kurobe City Hall
- Kurobe Post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 243. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 私鉄主要駅旅客輸送状況（1日平均）） (in Japanese). Japan: Toyama Prefectural Office. 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links
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