Kii-Nagashima Station

Kii-Nagashima Station (紀伊長島駅, Kii-Nagashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kihoku, Kitamuro District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Kii-Nagashima Station 紀伊長島駅
Kii-Nagashima Station
General information
Location	301 Higashi-Nagashima, Kihoku-machi, Kitamuro-gun, Mie-ken 519-3204 Japan
Coordinates	34.2092°N 136.3397°E / 34.2092; 136.3397
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	98.4 km from Kameyama
Platforms	1 Island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	29 April 1930
Passengers
FY2019	217 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Minose towards Shingū Kisei Main Line Local Umegadani towards Nagoya Owase towards Shingū Kisei Main Line Nanki Misedani towards Nagoya
Location Kii-Nagashima Station Location within Mie Prefecture Kii-Nagashima Station Kii-Nagashima Station (Japan)

Lines

Kii-Nagashima Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 98.4 km (61.1 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform and a single island platform serving three tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The wooden station building dates from the original construction. The station is attended.

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	For Matsusaka, Nagoya
2	■ Kisei Main Line	For Owase, Shingū
3	■ Kisei Main Line	auxiliary platform for bidirectional traffic

History

Kii-Nagashima Station opened on 29 April 1930 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei East Line. The line was extended to Minose Station by 26 April 1932, and the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 217 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kihoku Town Office
• Kihoku Municipal Kihoku Junior High School
• Kihoku Municipal Higashi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kii-Nagashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Central timetable (in Japanese)
• JR Central official home page