title: Nakagawara Station (Mie)
text: # Nakagawara Station (Mie)
  
  Nakagawara Station (中川原駅, Nakagawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nakagawara Station is served by the Yunoyama Line, and is located 1.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Yunoyama Line | for Yokkaichi • Nagoya • Osaka |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Yunoyama Line | for Komono • Yunoyama-Onsen |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Yunoyama Line |||||
  | Kintetsu-Yokkaichi | | Local | | Ise-Matsumoto |
  
  ## History
  
  The station was opened on September 24, 1913 as a passenger station on the Yokkaichi Railway. On March 1, 1931 it fell under the ownership of Mie Railway following a merger. The station was transferred to Sanco following a merger in February 11, 1944. On February 1, 1964 the railway division of Sanco split off to form a separate company and the station came under the control of the Mie Electric Railway, which merged with Kintetsu on April 1, 1965.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1147 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Toyobo Mie Factory
  * Yokkaichi Nakagawara Post Office
  * Yokkaichi Municipal Hospital
  