Owase Station

Owase Station 尾鷲駅
Owase Station
General information
Location	760 Nakamura-cho, Owase-shi, Mie-ken 519-3616 Japan
Coordinates	34.0744°N 136.1903°E / 34.0744; 136.1903
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	123.3 km from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	December 19, 1934
Previous names	Owashi (to 1959)
Passengers
FY2019	379 daily
Location Owase Station Location within Mie Prefecture Owase Station Owase Station (Japan)

Owase Station (尾鷲駅, Owase-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Owase, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Owase Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 123.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

Owase Station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	for Shingū For Matsusaka, and Nagoya
2	■ Kisei Main Line	for Matsusaka, and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Aiga		Local		Ōsoneura
Kii-Nagashima		Limited Express Nanki		Kumanoshi

History

Owase Station opened on December 19, 1934 as Owashi Station (尾鷲駅, Owashi eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei East Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was extended to Kuki Station by January 12, 1957. The line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959, at which time the name of the station assumed its present spelling. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 379 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Nakamurayama Castle
• Owase City Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR Central station information (in Japanese)