Kumanoshi Station
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Kumanoshi Station 熊野市駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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.jpg/1280px-JR_Kumanoshi_Station_2020-01_ac_(1).jpg) Kumanoshi Station in January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 809-3 Idomachi, Kumano-shi, Mie-ken 519-4324 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′22″N 136°05′56″E / 33.8895°N 136.0988°E / 33.8895; 136.0988 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Tōkai | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kisei Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 157.4 km from Kameyama | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 August 1940 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kinomoto (until 1959) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 465 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Kumanoshi Station Location within Mie Prefecture  Kumanoshi Station Kumanoshi Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
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Kumanoshi Station (熊野市駅, Kumanoshi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Lines
Kumanoshi Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 157.4 km (97.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.
Station layout
The station consists of a single-sided platform, adjacent to the main station building and serving track 1, and a two-sided island platform, reached by a pedestrian footbridge and serving tracks 2 and 3. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Shingū and Kii-Katsuura |
| 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Owase and Nagoya |
| 3 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Shingū, Owase and Nagoya |
History
The station opened on 8 August 1940 as Kii-Kinomoto Station (紀伊木本駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-Nishi Line.[1] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959, at which time the station was renamed Kumanoshi.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] A new station building was completed in March 1990.[citation needed]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 465 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Kumano City Hall
- Kumano City Ido Elementary School
- Kumano City Kimoto Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 374. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
- JR Central timetable[permanent dead link] (in Japanese)
- Kumanoshi Station information (JR Central) (in Japanese)