Kawano Station Explained


Kawano Station
Native Name:河曲駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:718 Kida-cho, Suzuka-shi, Mie-ken 513-0015
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.8979°N 136.5681°W
Operator: JR Tōkai
Distance:47.5 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Opened:March 1, 1949
Former:Suzuka (until 1973)
Passengers:322 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kasado Station

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

Lines

Kawano Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 47.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Kawano Station began as the on July 1, 1928, and was upgraded to a full station on the Kansai Main Line of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on March 1, 1949. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was named at the time, but was renamed to its present name on July 10, 1973. The station has been unattended since February, 1986. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Kansai Main Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Kawano Station was assigned station number CI14.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 322 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . 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.