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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).

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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	33.8895°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
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	August 8, 1940
Previous names	Kinomoto (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2019	465 daily
Location
Kumanoshi Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Kumanoshi Station Kumanoshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kumanoshi Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 157.4 rail kilometers 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

1	■ Kisei Main Line	for Shingū and Kii-Katsuura
2	■ Kisei Main Line	for Owase and Nagoya
3	■ Kisei Main Line	for Shingū, Owase and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kisei Main Line
Ōdomari		Local		Arii
Owase		Limited Express Nanki		Shingū

History

The station opened on August 8, 1940 as Kii-Kinomoto Station (紀伊木本駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-Nishi Line.[1] The JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959, at which time the station was renamed Kumanoshi.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.[1] A new station building was completed in March 1990.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 465 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kumanoshi Station.

• JR Central timetable^{[permanent dead link]} (in Japanese)
• Kumanoshi Station information (JR Central) (in Japanese)

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