Hitsu Station

Hitsu Station

比津駅
Hitsu Station; 比津駅
	Hitsu Station
General information
Location	Misugi-cho Yachi, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 515-3421; Japan
Coordinates	34.5323°N 136.2709°E
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Meishō Line
Distance	39.7 km from Matsusaka
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus terminal;
History
Opened	December 5, 1935
Passengers
FY2019	5 daily
Location
	Hitsu Station Location within Mie Prefecture Hitsu Station Hitsu Station (Japan)

Hitsu Station (比津駅, Hitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Hitsu Station is served by the Meishō Line, and is 39.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsusaka Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a small rain shelter on the platform.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Meishō Line
Ise-Yachi		Local		Ise-Okitsu

History

Hitsu Station was opened on December 5, 1935 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) (which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II). Freight services were suspended from October 1965. The station has been unattended since April 1, 1986. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The station building was torn down in 2007.

Between October 8, 2009 and March 26, 2016, the section between Ieki Station and Ise-Okitsu Station was closed due to damage from Typhoon Melor. During this time, a temporary bus served the station.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

Kitabatake Shrine
Kiriyama Castle ruins

References

Annual Report 2016 (PDF) (in Japanese). Central Japan Railway Company. p. 21. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
"JR東海が｢不通路線｣を復旧した本当の理由" (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. pp. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Hitsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR Central home page

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[1] Annual Report 2016 (PDF) (in Japanese). Central Japan Railway Company. p. 21. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[2] "JR東海が｢不通路線｣を復旧した本当の理由" (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. pp. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[Mie2019stats-3] 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.