Passengers (FY2010) 1369 daily Opened 1913 | Line(s) Yunoyama Line Address Japan | |
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Location 892 Komono-Tatsumino, Komono, Mie（三重県三重郡菰野町大字菰野字辰巳野892）Japan Similar Naka‑Komono Station, Ōbane‑en Station, Yunoyama‑Onsen Station, Sakura Station, Yunoyama Onsen | ||
Komono Station (菰野駅, Komono-eki) is a railway station on the Yunoyama Line in Komono, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Komono Station is 11.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu-Yokkaichi Station.
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Station layout
Komono Station has an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. This makes it possible for trains running in opposite directions one the single-line Yunoyama Line to pass each other at this station. Platform 3, for use by dead-head trains is no longer in use. Passengers going between the station entrance and platform 2 must cross the train tracks via a level crossing.
Usage
Komono Station is used primarily by morning and evening commuters to school and work. According to a study conducted on November 8, 2005, there are 2385 people that pass through this station daily. This makes it the:
History
Komono Station opened on June 1, 1913 as a station on the Yokkaichi Railway. Due to mergers, station fell under the ownership of the Mie Railway on March 1, 1931, and under the Sangu Express Electric Railway (Sanco) on February 11, 1944. On February 1, 1964, the railway division of Sanco split off into a separate company, which came under the ownership of the Mie Electric Railway. The Mie Electric Railway became part of the Kintetsu group on April 1, 1965. Support for PiTaPa and ICOCA began on April 1, 2007.