Kumanoshi Station

Location
	Kumanoshi Station Location within Mie Prefecture Kumanoshi Station Kumanoshi Station (Japan)

Kumanoshi Station

熊野市駅
Kumanoshi Station; 熊野市駅
	Kumanoshi Station in January 2020
General information
Location	809-3 Idomachi, Kumano-shi, Mie-ken 519-4324; Japan
Coordinates	33°53′22″N 136°05′56″E / 33.8895°N 136.0988°E
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	157.4 km from Kameyama
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus terminal;
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	8 August 1940
Previous names	Kinomoto (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2019	465 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Kumanoshi Station Location within Mie Prefecture Kumanoshi Station Kumanoshi Station (Japan)

Kumanoshi Station (熊野市駅, Kumanoshi-eki) 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 157.4 km (97.8 mi) 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

1	■ Kisei Main Line	for Shingū and Kii-Katsuura
2	■ Kisei Main Line	for Owase and Nagoya
3	■ Kisei Main Line	for Shingū, Owase and Nagoya

History

The station opened on 8 August 1940 as Kii-Kinomoto Station (紀伊木本駅) 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.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

Kumano City Hall
Kumano City Ido Elementary School
Kumano City Kimoto Elementary School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 374. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

JR Central timetable^{[permanent dead link]} (in Japanese)
Kumanoshi Station information (JR Central) (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 374. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[Mie2019stats-2] 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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