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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 / 33.8895; 136.0988
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
Preceding station JR Central Following station Koshiyamatowards Shingū Kisei Main LineLocal Odomaritowards Nagoya ShingūTerminus Kisei Main LineNanki Owasetowards Nagoya
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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

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. 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. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed in March 1990.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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

External links

• JR Central timetable (in Japanese)
• Kumanoshi Station information (JR Central) (in Japanese)

• Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1940
• Railway stations in Mie Prefecture
• Kumano, Mie