Kii-Nagashima Station

Railway station in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture, Japan
  • Bus terminal
ConstructionStructure typeGround levelOther informationStatusStaffedHistoryOpened29 April 1930PassengersFY2019217 daily Services
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Minose
towards Shingū
 Kisei Main Line
Local
 Umegadani
towards Nagoya
Owase
towards Shingū
 Kisei Main Line
Nanki
 Misedani
towards Nagoya
Location
Kii-Nagashima Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Kii-Nagashima Station
Kii-Nagashima Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
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Kii-Nagashima Station is located in Japan
Kii-Nagashima Station
Kii-Nagashima Station
Kii-Nagashima Station (Japan)
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Kii-Nagashima Station (紀伊長島駅, Kii-Nagashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kihoku, Kitamuro District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Kii-Nagashima Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 98.4 km (61.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform and a single island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The wooden station building dates from the original construction. The station is attended.

Platforms

1 ■ Kisei Main Line For Matsusaka, Nagoya
2 ■ Kisei Main Line For Owase, Shingū
3 ■ Kisei Main Line auxiliary platform for bidirectional traffic

History

Kii-Nagashima Station opened on 29 April 1930 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei East Line. The line was extended to Minose Station by 26 April 1932, and the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 217 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Kihoku Town Office
  • Kihoku Municipal Kihoku Junior High School
  • Kihoku Municipal Higashi Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Kii-Nagashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR Central timetable[permanent dead link] (in Japanese)
  • JR Central official home page