Komono Station
Komono Station (菰野駅, Komono-eki?) is a Kintetsu train station in the town of Komono (Mie District), Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Layout
The station has two platforms, one for each direction. This makes it possible for trains running in opposite directions one the single-line Yunoyama Line to pass each other at this station. There used to be a third platform for dead-end trains but it is no longer in use. Passengers going between the station entrance and platform 2 must cross the train tracks.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
Usage
The station is used primarily by morning and evening commuters to school and work.
According to a study conducted on November 8, 2005, there are 2385 people that pass through this station daily. This makes it the:
- 181st busiest Kintetsu station (out of 323 total stations at the time).
- 35th busiest Kintetsu station in Mie Prefecture (out of 116 total stations at the time).
- 4th busiest station on the Yunoyama Line (out of 10 total stations).
Surrounding area
History
- June 1, 1913 - Yokkaichi Railway opens the station.
- March 1, 1931 - Due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Mie Railway.
- February 11, 1944 - Due to mergers, station falls under the ownership of Sanco.
- February 1, 1964 - Railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company, station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway.
- April 1, 1965 - Due to mergers, stations fall under the ownership of Kintetsu.
- April 1, 2007 - Support for PiTaPa and ICOCA begins.
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