Kumanoshi Station
Kumanoshi Station (熊野市駅, Kumanoshi-eki) is a railway station on the Kisei Main Line in Kumano, Mie, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
Kumanoshi Station 熊野市駅 | |
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 Kumanoshi Station in August 2005 | |
| Location | 809-3 Idomachi, Kumano-shi, Mie-ken Japan |
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| Line(s) | ■ Kisei Main Line |
| Distance | 157.6 km from Kameyama |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 August 1940 |
| Previous names | Kinomoto (until 1959) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2010) | 585 daily |
| Location | |
  Kumanoshi Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Kumanoshi Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is 157.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kameyama Station.
Layout
The station has a single-sided platform, adjacent to the main station building and serving track 1, and a two-sided island platform, reached by a pedestrian overbridge and serving tracks 2 and 3.
History
The station opened on August 8, 1940 as 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 July 15, 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 April 1, 1987.[1] A new station building was completed in March 1990.
See also
References
- Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 374. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kumanoshi Station. |
- JR Central timetable (in Japanese)
- Kumanoshi Station information (JR Central) (in Japanese)