Kashikojima Station

Kashikojima Station
賢島駅
Kashikojima Station
Location
Prefecture Mie
(See other stations in Mie)
City Shima
Neighborhood etc. Shimmei 747-17
Postal code517-0502
(in Japanese)三重県志摩市阿児町神明747-17
History
Year opened 1929
Rail services
Operator(s) Kintetsu
Line(s) Shima Line
Statistics 735 passengers/day (FY2010)

Kashikojima Station (賢島駅 Kashikojima-eki) is a railway station in Shima, Mie Prefecture, operated by Kintetsu. It is a terminus of the Shima Line and a common destination for Kintetsu limited express trains from Nagoya, Osaka and Kyoto. The station is 66.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the Yamada Line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.

History

Kashikojima Station opened on July 23, 1929 as a station on the Shima Electric Railway. The line was one of six private companies consolidated into Mie Kotsu by order of the Japanese government on February 11, 1944. When Mie Kotsu dissolved on February 1, 1964, the station became part of the Mie Electric Railway, which was then acquired by Kintetsu on April 1, 1965.

Line

Station layout

Kashikojima Station has four ground-level bay platforms serving 5 tracks. The floor is almost flat between the platforms and north entrance.

Platforms

1, 2 ■limited express trains
(8-car length)		 mainly for Nagoya
2, 3 ■arrival platform
3, 4 ■limited express trains
(8-car length)		 mainly for Osaka Namba, Osaka Uehommachi and Kyoto
5 ■local trains
(2-car length)		 for Toba, Ujiyamada and Ise-Nakagawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kintetsu Shima Line
Shima-Shimmei   Local   Terminus
Ugata   Limited Express   Terminus

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 34°18′31″N 136°49′07″E / 34.3084909°N 136.8186021°E