Hoshikawa Station (Mie)

is a railway station in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located 5.5 rail kilometres from the terminus of the Hokusei Line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.

Lines
Sangi Railway
Hokusei Line

Layout
Hoshikawa Station has a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History
Hoshikawa Station was opened on April 5, 1914 as a station on the Hokusei Railway, but was closed on May 10, 1916. The station was reopened on September 8, 1927 for freight operations only, and passenger operations were resumed on November 1, 1932. The Hokusei Railway became the Hokusei Electric Railway on June 27, 1934. The station was again closed on July 1, 1944, and not reopened until February 1, 1964. Through a series of mergers, the line became part of the Kintetsu network by April 1, 1965. The station was closed for a third time on May 15, 1969. The Sangi Railway was spun out of Kintetsu as an independent company on April 1, 2003. Hoshikawa Station was reopened again on March 26, 2005 with a new station building, located some 500 meters towards Ageki from its original location.

External links

Sangi Railway official home page

Category:Railway stations opened in 1914
Category:1914 establishments in Japan
Category:Railway stations in Mie Prefecture