Hitsu Station Explained

Hitsu Station
Native Name:比津駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Misugi-cho Yachi, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 515-3421
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Tōkai
Line: Meishō Line
Distance:39.7 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Opened:December 5, 1935
Passengers:5 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Hitsu Station

is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Hitsu Station is served by the Meishō Line, and is 39.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsusaka Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a small rain shelter on the platform.

History

Hitsu Station was opened on December 5, 1935 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) (which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II). Freight services were suspended from October 1965. The station has been unattended since April 1, 1986. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The station building was torn down in 2007.

Between October 8, 2009 and March 26, 2016, the section between Ieki Station and Ise-Okitsu Station was closed due to damage from Typhoon Melor. During this time, a temporary bus served the station.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Annual Report 2016 . . 21 . 16 March 2020 . ja . 28 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075216/https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/company/ir/annualreport/_pdf/annualreport2016.pdf . dead .
  2. News: JR東海が「不通路線」を復旧した本当の理由 . 16 March 2020 . . 2 April 2016 . ja.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/07/ci500002761.htm. ja:三重県統計書. Mie Prefectural Statistics. 2020. Mie Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.