Tamaru Station (田丸駅, Tamaru-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Tamaki, Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Tamaru Station

田丸駅
Tamaru Station
General information
Location80 Sata, Tamaki-cho, Watarai-gun, Mie-ken 519-0414
Japan
Coordinates34°29′16″N 136°38′05″E / 34.4878°N 136.6346°E / 34.4878; 136.6346
Operated by JR Tōkai
Line(s) Sangū Line
Distance60.8 km from Kameyama
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
OpenedDecember 31, 1893; 130 years ago (1893-12-31)
Passengers
FY2019550 daily
Location
Tamaki Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Tamaki Station
Tamaki Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Tamaki Station is located in Japan
Tamaki Station
Tamaki Station
Tamaki Station (Japan)

Lines

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Tamaru Station is served by the Sangū Line, and is located 7.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Taki Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Sangū Line For Iseshi
For Toba
2  Sangū Line for Matsusaka, Kameyama, Yokkaichi and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR Sangū Line
Tokida   Local   Miyagawa
Taki   Rapid "Mie" 4 for Nagoya   Miyagawa
Tokida   Rapid "Mie" 2 for Nagoya
Rapid "Mie" 19, 21, 23, 25 for Iseshi
  Miyagawa

History

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Tamaru Station opened on December 31, 1893, as a station on the privately owned Sangū Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The current station building was completed in 1912. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since October 1, 2012.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 550 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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