Kushida Station Explained

Kushida Station
Native Name:櫛田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1131-5 Toyohara-cho, Matsusaka-shi, Mie-ken 515-0205
Country:Japan
Operator:20px Kintetsu Railway
Line:16px Yamada Line
Distance:13.9  km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:M66
Opened:March 27, 1930
Passengers:672 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kushida Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Kushida Station is served by the Yamada Line and is located 13.9 kilometers from the line's terminus at Ise-Nakagawa Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms and four tracks. Local trains use side tracks (Tracks 1 and 4). Through trains which do not stop at this station use center tracks (Tracks 2 and 3).. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Kushida Station opened on March 27, 1930 as a station on the Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway. On March 15, 1941, the line merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Kyuko Railway's Yamada Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] A new station building was completed in March 1992.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 672 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/kinki-nippon-railway-company-ltd-history/
  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.