Hitsu Station
Hitsu Station 比津駅 | |
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 Hitsu Station | |
| Location |
Misugi-cho Yachi, Tsu, Mie （三重県津市美杉町八知） Japan |
| Operated by | Central Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Meishō Line |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1935 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2011) | 5 daily |
Hitsu Station (比津駅 Hitsu-eki) is a railway station located in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is 39.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meishō Line at Matsusaka Station. Since Typhoon Melor (2009) on October 8, 2009, Ieki Station has effectively become the terminus for the Meishō Line as all services between Ieki Station and Ise-Okitsu Station remain suspended indefinitely.
Lines
Layout
Hitsu Station has a single side platform. There is no station building, but only a small rain shelter on the platform.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Meishō Line | ||||
| Ise-Yachi | - | Ise-Okitsu | ||
History
Hitsu Station was opened on December 5, 1935 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) (which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II). Freight services were suspended from October 1965. The station has been unattended since April 1, 1986. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company. The station building was torn down in 2007.
During Typhoon Melor (2009) on October 8, 2009, services on the Meishō Line were suspended. Services were resumed on October 15, 2009 as far as Ieki Station, but onward services to Ise-Okitsu Station remain suspended with no announced date of resumption.
External links
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References
Coordinates: 34°31′56″N 136°16′15″E / 34.5323°N 136.2709°E