Kii-Nagashima Station

Kii-Nagashima Station

紀伊長島駅
Kii-Nagashima Station; 紀伊長島駅
	Kii-Nagashima Station
General information
Location	301 Higashi-Nagashima, Kihoku-machi, Kitamuro-gun, Mie-ken 519-3204; Japan
Coordinates	34°12′33″N 136°20′23″E / 34.2092°N 136.3397°E
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	98.4 km from Kameyama
Platforms	1 Island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus terminal;
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	29 April 1930
Passengers
FY2019	217 daily
Services
Location
	Kii-Nagashima Station Location within Mie Prefecture Kii-Nagashima Station Kii-Nagashima Station (Japan)

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Surrounding area[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Media related to Kii-Nagashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR Central timetable^{[permanent dead link]} (in Japanese)
JR Central official home page

[Mie2019stats-1] 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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