Tsu Station

Station name in hiragana (つ), kanji (津) and rōmaji (Tsu)

Tsu Station (津駅, Tsu-eki) is the central railway station of the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The name of the station is considered the shortest in Japan because it is the only station name that is written with one kana, even though other stations have shorter names when written in Latin letters, such as Oe Station.

Lines

Tsu Station is served by three railway operators. It is on the Kisei Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), the Nagoya Line of Kintetsu, and the Ise Railway Ise Line.

Layout

• There are 4 platforms with 6 tracks on the ground. Station entrance is located in the east and west sides and connected with overbridge.

1	■Ise Railway Ise Line	local trains for Yokkaichi
2	■JR Central Kisei Line	local trains, rapid " Mie" and limited express "Nanki" for Matsusaka, Shingu and Iseshi
3	■JR Central Kisei Line	local trains for Kameyama
	■through to the Ise Railway Ise Line	rapid " Mie" and limited express "Nanki" for Yokkaichi and Nagoya
4	■JR Central Kisei Line	local trains for Kameyama (siding) local trains for Matsusaka, Shingu and Iseshi (siding)
5	■Kintetsu Nagoya Line	local trains, express and limited express for Ise-Nakagawa, Osaka, Kobe, Toba and Kashikojima
6	■Kintetsu Nagoya Line	local trains, express and limited express for Yokkaichi, Kuwana and Nagoya

History

The JR section of the station was opened on November 4, 1891 by the Kansai Railway as the terminal of a branch from Kameyama Station. On December 31, 1893, Sangū Railway opened an extension of the Kansai Railway line from Tsu to Miyagawa Station. Both railways were nationalized on October 1, 1907.

The Kintetsu part of the station was opened by Sangū Kyūkō Railway on April 3, 1932.

On September 1, 1973, Japanese National Railways opened the Ise Line, which was transferred to Ise Railway Company on March 27, 1987.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Central Kisei Main Line
Ishinden		Local		Akogi
Ise Railway		Rapid "Mie"		Matsusaka
Ise Railway		Limited express "Nanki"		Matsusaka
Kintetsu Nagoya Line
Edobashi		Local		Tsu-shimmachi
Edobashi		Express		Tsu-shimmachi
Ise Railway Ise Line (12)
Higashi-Ishinden (11)		Local		Terminus
Suzuka Circuit Ino (6) (during racing events at Suzuka Circuit) Suzuka (4)		Rapid "Mie" (usually)		Matsusaka (Kisei Line)
Nakaseko (8)		Rapid "Mie" 4, 6 for Nagoya		Matsusaka (Kisei Line)
Suzuka Circuit Ino (6) (during Formula 1 Japanese GP) Suzuka (4)		Limited express "Nanki"		Matsusaka (Kisei Line)

External links

• (Japanese) Tsu Station (JR Central)
• (Japanese) Tsu Station (Kintetsu)
• (Japanese) Tsu Station (Ise Railway)