Kumanoshi Station Explained

Kumanoshi Station
Native Name:熊野市駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:809-3 Idomachi, Kumano-shi, Mie-ken 519-4324
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Tōkai
Line: Kisei Main Line
Distance:157.4 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Structure:Ground level
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:8 August 1940
Former:Kinomoto (until 1959)
Passengers:465 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kumanoshi Station

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

Lines

Kumanoshi Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 157.4km (97.8miles) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

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

History

The station opened on 8 August 1940 as 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.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . Japanese . II. 374 . 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 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.