Tamaru Station
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Tamaru Station 田丸駅 | |
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 Tamaru Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 80 Sada, Tamaki, Watarai, Mie （三重県度会郡玉城町佐田80） Japan |
| Operated by | JR Central |
| Line(s) | Sangū Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2011 | 567 daily |
Tamaru Station (田丸駅, Tamaru-eki) is a railway station in Tamaki, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is 7.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Sangū Line at Taki Station.
History
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.
Lines
Station layout
Tamaru Station consists of two opposed side platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sangū Line | For Iseshi For Toba |
| 2 | ■ Sangū Line | for Matsusaka, Kameyama, Yokkaichi and Nagoya |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| 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 | ||
Surrounding area
- Old site of Tamaru Castle
- Tamaki Town Hall