Kusu Station (楠駅, Kusu-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
Kusu Station 楠駅 | |||||
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 Kusu Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 22 Minamigawa Kusu-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-0105 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°54′15.81″N 136°37′52.1″E / 34.9043917°N 136.631139°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||
| Line(s) |  Nagoya Line | ||||
| Distance | 44.2 km from Kintetsu Nagoya | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | E26 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | December 22, 1917 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 913 daily | ||||
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Lines
editKusu Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 44.2 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage. There are two pass-only tracks between the two platforms.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Nagoya Line | for Tsu and Ise-Nakagawa |
| 2 | ■ Nagoya Line | Pass only |
| 3 | ■ Nagoya Line | Pass only |
| 4 | ■ Nagoya Line | for Yokkaichi, Kuwana and Nagoya |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Kintetsu Nagoya Line | ||||
| Kita-Kusu | Local | Nagonoura | ||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editKusu Station opened on December 22, 1917 as a station on the Ise Railway. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway’s Ise Line on September 15, 1936, and was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 913 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Takara Holdings
- Kusu Post Office
- Kusu fishing port
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
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Media related to Kusu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu: Kusu Station (in Japanese)