Higashi-Matsusaka Station
Higashi-Matsusaka Station (東松阪駅, Higashi-Matsusaka-eki) is a railway station on the Yamada Line in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu. Higashi-Matsusaka Station is 10.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Yamada Line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.[1]
Higashi-Matsusaka Station 東松阪駅 | |
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Higashi-Matsusaka Station | |
Location | 353-1 Otsu-cho Hisachi, Matsusaka, Mie (三重県松阪市大津町久地353-1) Japan |
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway |
Line(s) | Yamada Line |
History | |
Opened | 1930 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2010) | 1034 daily |
Station layout
Higashi-Matsusaka Station has two opposed side platforms.
Platforms
1 | ■ Yamada Line | for Ujiyamada, Toba and Kashikojima |
2 | ■ Yamada Line | for Matsusaka,Ise-Nakagawa |
History
Higashi-Matsusaka Station opened on March 27, 1930 as a station on the Sangu Express Electric Railway. On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Express Railway's Yamada Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] The station was closed on June 1, 1945, but was reopened on March 14, 1946.
Surrounding area
- Mie Chūkyō University
- Matusaka High School
- Mie High School