Kintetsu-Nagashima Station

近鉄長島駅
Kintetsu-Nagashima Station
General information
Location1648 Nagashima-cho Nishi-domo, Kuwana-shi, Mie-ken 511-1143
Japan
Coordinates35°5′52.1″N 136°41′48.15″E / 35.097806°N 136.6967083°E / 35.097806; 136.6967083
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Nagoya Line
Distance19.5 km from Kintetsu Nagoya
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeE12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 26, 1938
Previous namesKinki Nippon-Nagashima (until 1970)
Passengers
FY20192196 daily
Location
Kintetsu-Nagashima Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Kintetsu-Nagashima Station
Kintetsu-Nagashima Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Kintetsu-Nagashima Station is located in Japan
Kintetsu-Nagashima Station
Kintetsu-Nagashima Station
Kintetsu-Nagashima Station (Japan)

Kintetsu-Nagashima Station (近鉄長島駅, Kintetsu-Nagashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Kintetsu-Nagashima Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 19.5 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

1 ■ Nagoya Line for Kuwana, Yokkaichi, Osaka, Toba and Kashikojima
2 ■ Nagoya Line for Yatomi and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kintetsu Nagoya Line
Express (急行): Does not stop at this station
Kintetsu Yatomi   Semi-Express (準急)   Kuwana
Kintetsu Yatomi   Local (普通)   Kuwana

History

Kintetsu-Nagashima station opened on June 26, 1938 as Kankyu-Nagashima Station (関急長島駅, Kankyu-Nagashima eki) on the Kansai Express Electric Railway. On January 1, 1940, the Sangu Express Electric Railway and the Kansai Express Electric Railway merged, and the station was renamed Sangu-Nagashima Station (参急長島駅, Sangu-Nagashima eki). After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line, and the station was again renamed back to its original name.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu, and the station renamed to Kinki Nippon Nagashima Station (近畿日本長島駅, Kinki Nippon Nagashima eki) [2] The station name was shortened to its present name on March 1, 1970

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1665 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
  3. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Kintetsu-Nagashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Nagoya Line
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