Masuo Station (益生駅, Masuo-eki) is a railway station on the Nagoya Line in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. Masuo Station is 24.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1]

Masuo Station

益生駅
Masuo Station
General information
Location771 Yada, Kuwana, Mie
(三重県桑名市大字矢田771)
Japan
Operated byKintetsu Railway
Line(s)Nagoya Line
History
Opened1929
Previous namesNishi-Kuwana (until 1930)
Passengers
FY20162,628 daily

Line

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Station layout

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Masuo Station has a single island platform serving 2 tracks, with 1 passing track for Yokkaichi without platform.

Platforms

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1  Nagoya Line Pass only
2  Nagoya Line for Yokkaichi, Osaka and Kashikojima
3  Nagoya Line for Kuwana and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nagoya Line
Kuwana   Local   Ise-Asahi
Kuwana   Semi-Express   Ise-Asahi
Express: Does not stop at this station

History

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Masuo Station opened on January 30, 1929 as Nishi-Kuwana Station (西桑名駅, Nishi Kuwana eki) on the Ise Railway. It was renamed to its present name in 1930. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway’s Ise Line on September 15, 1936, and was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2]

References

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  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
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35°3′32.2″N 136°40′44.2″E / 35.058944°N 136.678944°E / 35.058944; 136.678944