Toba Station (鳥羽駅, Toba-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture. Japan. It is jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
Toba Station 鳥羽駅 | |||||
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Toba Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-8-13 Toba, Toba-shi, Mie-ken 517-0011 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′11″N 136°50′34″E / 34.486467°N 136.8427849°E | ||||
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| Distance | 29.1 km from Taki | ||||
| Platforms | 2 bay + 2 island platforms | ||||
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| Station code | M78 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | July 21, 1911 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 318 (JR Central) 1,728 (Kintetsu) daily | ||||
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Lines
editToba Station is served by the JR Sangū Line and is 29.1 rail kilometers from the terminus at the Taki Station. It is also served by the Kintetsu Toba Line and Shima Line, and is located 41.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two bay platforms for JR Central, only one of which is in use, and two island platforms for use by the Kintetsu Lines. Then JR portion of the station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 0 | ■ Sangu Line | local trains for Iseshi, Taki, Matsusaka, Tsu and Kameyama
Mie rapid trains for Iseshi, Taki, Matsusaka, Tsu, Yokkaichi and Nagoya |
| 1 2 | ■ Not in use | |
| 3 | ■ Toba Line | for Nagoya and Osaka |
| 4 | ■ Shima Line | for Ugata and Kashikojima |
| 5 6 | ■ Toba Line | for Nagoya and Osaka |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR Sangū Line | ||||
| Matsushita | Rapid Mie (some services) | Terminus | ||
| Futaminoura | Rapid Mie (most services) | Terminus | ||
| Matsushita | Local | Terminus | ||
| Kintetsu Toba ・ Shima Line | ||||
| Ujiyamada | Limited Express Shimakaze | Ugata | ||
| Ujiyamada | Non-stop Limited Express | Shima-Isobe | ||
| Isuzugawa | Limited Express | Shima-Isobe | ||
| Ikenoura | Rapid Express | Terminus | ||
| Ikenoura | Express | Terminus | ||
| Ikenoura | Local | Nakanogō | ||
History
editToba Station opened on July 21, 1911[1] as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Sangū Line. The Shima Electric Railway connected to the station on July 23, 1929.[2] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Through a series of mergers, the Shima Electric Railway became the part of the Kintetsu Group by April 1, 1965.[3] The Kintetsu portion of the station was rebuilt in March 1970. The JNR portion of the station burned down in a fire on January 6, 1974 and rebuilt by October 14, 1975.[4] The Kintetsu portion of the station was rebuilt again on July 23, 1999.[5]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 318 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), whereas the Kintetsu portion of the station was used by 1728 passengers daily.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Mikimoto Pearl Island
- Toba Aquarium
- Toba Port and ferries to outlying islands
- Toba International Hotel
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 96. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
edit- JR Central: Toba Station (in Japanese)
- Kintetsu: Toba Station (in Japanese)
- Kintetsu: Layout of Toba Station