Owase Station

Owase Station

尾鷲駅
Owase Station; 尾鷲駅
	Owase Station
General information
Location	760 Nakamura-cho, Owase-shi, Mie-ken 519-3616; Japan
Coordinates	34.0744°N 136.1903°E
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	123.3 km from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal;
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	19 December 1934
Previous names	Owashi (to 1959)
Passengers
FY2019	379 daily
Services
Location
	Owase Station Location within Mie Prefecture Owase Station Owase Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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

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

1	■ Kisei Main Line	for Shingū For Matsusaka, and Nagoya
2	■ Kisei Main Line	for Matsusaka, and Nagoya

History

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 379 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Nakamurayama Castle
Owase City Hall

References

"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

JR Central station information (in Japanese)

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[1] "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.

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