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Kumanoshi Station

Coordinates: 33°53′22″N 136°05′56″E / 33.8895°N 136.0988°E / 33.8895; 136.0988
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Kumanoshi Station

熊野市駅
Kumanoshi Station in January 2020
General information
Location809-3 Idomachi, Kumano-shi, Mie-ken 519-4324
Japan
Coordinates33°53′22″N 136°05′56″E / 33.8895°N 136.0988°E / 33.8895; 136.0988
Operated by JR Tōkai
Line(s) Kisei Main Line
Distance157.4 km from Kameyama
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened8 August 1940
Previous namesKinomoto (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2019465 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Koshiyama
towards Shingū
Kisei Main Line
Local
Odomari
towards Nagoya
Shingū
Terminus
Kisei Main Line Owase
towards Nagoya
Location
Kumanoshi Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Kumanoshi Station
Kumanoshi Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Kumanoshi Station is located in Japan
Kumanoshi Station
Kumanoshi Station
Kumanoshi Station (Japan)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 465 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Kumano City Hall
  • Kumano City Ido Elementary School
  • Kumano City Kimoto Elementary School

See also

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References

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