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Owase Station (尾鷲駅, Owase-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Owase, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Owase Station 尾鷲駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Owase Station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 760 Nakamura-cho, Owase-shi, Mie-ken 519-3616 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°04′28″N 136°11′25″E / 34.0744°N 136.1903°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Tōkai | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kisei Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 123.3 km from Kameyama | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 December 1934 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Owashi (to 1959) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 379 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Owase Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 123.3 km (76.6 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.
Station layout edit
Owase Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Shingū For Matsusaka, and Nagoya |
| 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Matsusaka, and Nagoya |
History edit
Owase Station opened on 19 December 1934 as Owashi Station (尾鷲駅, Owashi eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei East Line.[1] The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was extended to Kuki Station by 12 January 1957. The line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959, at which time the name of the station assumed its present spelling. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 379 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Nakamurayama Castle
- Owase City Hall
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "あちゃ〜工事中･･･【木造駅舎カタログ】紀勢本線07/176 尾鷲駅". tetsudo-ch (in Japanese). 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links edit
- JR Central station information (in Japanese)