Momozono Station (桃園駅, Momozono-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Momozono Station

桃園駅
Momozono Station
General information
Location375 Makino, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 514-1123
Japan
Coordinates34°39′48.93″N 136°28′38.81″E / 34.6635917°N 136.4774472°E / 34.6635917; 136.4774472
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Nagoya Line
Distance75.5  km from Kintetsu Nagoya
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeE43
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 18, 1930
Passengers
FY2019333 daily
Location
Momozono Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Momozono Station
Momozono Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Momozono Station is located in Japan
Momozono Station
Momozono Station
Momozono Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Momozono Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 75.5 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.[1]

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

1  Nagoya Line for Ise-Nakagawa and Toba
2  Nagoya Line for Tsu, Kintetsu Yokkaichi, Nagoya

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Nagoya Line
Hisai   Express (急行)   Ise-Nakagawa
Hisai   Local (普通)   Ise-Nakagawa

History edit

Momozono Station opened on May 18, 1930 as a station on the Sangu Express Electric Railway's Tsu Line. The Tsu Line was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. On March 15, 1941, the Sangu Express Electric Railway merged with Osaka Electric Railway to become a station on Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.[2] This line in turn was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2] The station has been unattended since March 1, 2001.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 333 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Tsu Municipal Momozono Elementary School
  • Tsu Municipal Hisai Higashi Junior High School

See also edit

References edit

  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
  3. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links edit

  Media related to Momozono Station at Wikimedia Commons