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Umegadani Station (梅ヶ谷駅, Umegadani-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Taiki, Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Umegatani Station 梅ヶ谷駅
Umegatani Station
General information
Location	1135 Ōuchiyama, Taiki-machi, Watarai-gun, Mie-ken 519-2700 Japan
Coordinates	34.2581°N 136.3564°E / 34.2581; 136.3564
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	89.5 km from Kameyama
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	November 1, 1965
Passengers
FY2019	17 daily
Location
Umegadani Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Umegadani Station Umegadani Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Umegadani Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 89.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform. There is no station building, but only a small rain shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	For Matsusaka, Nagoya
2	■ Kisei Main Line	For Owase, Shingū

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express "Nanki": Does not stop at this station
Ōuchiyama		Local		Kii-Nagashima

History

Umegatani Station opened on February 27, 1965 as a signal stop on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kisei Main Line. It was upgraded in status to a full station on November 1, 1965. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

The station is a mountainous area with the Narisaka Pass on the south side. The Kisei Main Line crosses the Kii-Nagashima Pass between this station and Kii-Nagashima Station, which was the border between Ise and Kii. The east side of the station faces Japan National Route 42, and villages are scattered along the national highway. This station is the starting point for the Kumano Kodo Iseji Narisaka Pass and Tsuzurato Pass routes, and some of the limited express "Nanki" will stop as a temporary stop.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Umegadani Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Central timetable (in Japanese)

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