Kintetsu Yatomi Station

Kintetsu Yatomi Station (近鉄弥富駅) is a railway station in the city of Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu.

Lines
Kintetsu Yatomi Station is served by the Kintetsu Nagoya Line, and is located 16.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya.

Station layout
The station has two island platforms connected by a footbridge. Entrances are located on the south and the north, on the Kuwana side. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Station history
Kintetsu-Yatomi Station was opened on June 26, 1938 as Kankyu Yatomi Station (関急弥富駅) a station on the Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway, which was acquired by the Sangū Express Electric Railway on January 1, 1940. The station was renamed Sangu-Yatomi Station (参急弥富駅A) at that time, but reverted to its original name on March 13, 1941. With the merger of Kansai-area railways into the Kintetsu group in 1944, the station was again renamed on June 1, 1944 to Kinki-Nippon Yatomi Station (近畿日本弥富駅). The name was shortened to the present name on March 1, 1970. With the new station building was completed in September 1994.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 11,423 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Yatomi City Hall