Miyagawa Station (宮川駅, Miyagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Miyagawa Station

宮川駅
Miyagawa Station
General information
Location2931-1 Obata-cho Honmachi, Ise-shi, Mie-ken 519-0505
Japan
Coordinates34°30′12″N 136°40′21″E / 34.5033°N 136.6725°E / 34.5033; 136.6725
Operated by JR Tōkai
Line(s) Sangū Line
Distance11.0  km from Taki
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
OpenedDecember 31, 1893; 130 years ago (1893-12-31)
Passengers
FY2019279 daily
Location
Miyagawa Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Miyagawa Station
Miyagawa Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Miyagawa Station is located in Japan
Miyagawa Station
Miyagawa Station
Miyagawa Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Miyagawa Station is served by the Sangū Line, and is located 11.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Taki Station.

Station layout edit

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

Platforms edit

1  Sangū Line For Iseshi and Toba
2  Sangū Line for Matsusaka, Kameyama, Yokkaichi and Nagoya

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Sangū Line
Tamaru   Local   Yamada-Kamiguchi
Tamaru   Rapid "Mie" 4 for Nagoya   Iseshi
Tamaru   Rapid "Mie" 2 for Nagoya
Rapid "Mie" 19, 21, 23, 25 for Iseshi
  Yamada-Kamiguchi

History edit

Miyagawa Station opened on December 31, 1893, as a station on the privately owned Sangū Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The current station building was completed in 1912. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since October 1, 2012.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 279 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area edit

  • site of Rikyū-in palace
  • Ise City Obata Junior High School

Ise City Obata Elementary School

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  Media related to Miyagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons