Toba Station

Toba Station (鳥羽駅, Toba-eki) is a railway station in Toba, Mie, Japan, jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. The station is 29.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Sangū Line at Taki Station. It is 13.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Kintetsu Toba Line at Ujiyamada Station and 41.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Yamada Line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.

Toba Station 鳥羽駅
Toba Station
Location	1-8-13 Toba, Toba, Mie （三重県鳥羽市鳥羽一丁目8-13） Japan
Operated by	JR Central Kintetsu
Line(s)	Sangū Line Toba Line Shima Line
History
Opened	1911
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2011)	337 (JR Central) 1,881 (Kintetsu) daily

Lines

• JR Central (Platforms 0 to 2)
  • Sangū Line
• Kintetsu (Platforms 3 to 6)
  • Toba Line
  • Shima Line

Station layout

Toba Station consists of two bay platforms for use by JR Central, and two island platforms for use by the Kintetsu Lines.

Platforms

0	■ Sangu Line	local trains for Iseshi, Taki, Matsusaka, Tsu, and Kameyama
1, 2	■ Sangu Line	Mie rapid trains for Iseshi, Taki, Matsusaka, Tsu, Yokkaichi and Nagoya
3	■ Toba Line	for Nagoya, Osaka
4	■ Shima Line	for Ugata and Kashikojima
5, 6	■ Toba Line	for Nagoya, Osaka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Sangū Line
Matsushita		Rapid Mie (some services)		Terminus
Futaminoura		Rapid Mie (most services)		Terminus
Matsushita		Local		Terminus
Kintetsu Toba ・ Shima Line
Ujiyamada		Limited Express Shimakaze		Ugata
Ujiyamada		Non-stop Limited Express		Shima-Isobe
Isuzugawa		Limited Express		Shima-Isobe
Ikenoura		Rapid Express		Terminus
Ikenoura		Express		Terminus
Ikenoura		Local		Nakanogō

History

Toba Station in 1911

Toba Station opened on July 21, 1911[1] as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Sangū Line. The Shima Electric Railway connected to the station on July 23, 1929.[2] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Through a series of mergers, the Shima Electric Railway became the part of the Kintetsu Group by April 1, 1965.[3] The Kintetsu portion of the station was rebuilt in March 1970. The JNR portion of the station burned down in a fire on January 6, 1974 and rebuilt by October 14, 1975.[4] The Kintetsu portion of the station was rebuilt again in July 23, 1999.[5]

Surrounding area

• Mikimoto Pearl Island
• Toba Aquarium
• Toba Port and ferries to outlying islands
• Toba International Hotel

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 96. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
3. Kintetsu Company History
4. "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
5. "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.

External links

• JR Central: Toba Station (in Japanese)
• Kintetsu: Toba Station (in Japanese)
• Kintetsu: Layout of Toba Station