Tomida Station
# Tomida Station

Tomida Station (富田駅, Tomida-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is also a freight depot for the freight-only Sangi Railway.

## Lines

Tomida Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 31.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. Another island platform exists for tracks 4 and 5, but is not in use, and is currently serving as a siding for freight cars. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Kansai Main Line | For Kuwana, Nagoya |
| - | - | - |
| 2, 3 | ■ Kansai Main Line | For Yokkaichi, Kameyama |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) |||||
| Kansai Main Line |||||
| Asahi | | Local | | Tomidahama |
| Asahi | | Semi Rapid | | Tomidahama |
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Rapid "Mie": Does not stop at this station |||||
| Limited Express "Nanki": Does not stop at this station |||||
| Sangi Railway |||||
| Sangi Line (freight line) |||||
| Terminus | Terminus | - | Ōyachi | Ōyachi |

## Station history

Tomida Station was opened on July 5, 1894, as a station on the Kansai Railway. The Kansai Railway was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and the Sangi Railway Line connected to this station on July 23, 1931. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight car operations on the JNR were discontinued November 15, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Kansai Main Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Tomida Station was assigned station number CI09.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 795 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Tomida Ichirizuka
* Yokkaichi City Tomida Elementary School
* Sangi Railway Headquarters
