Tsuge Station
{{short description|Railway station in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tsuge Station
| native_name = 柘植駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| style = JR West
| image = Tsuge Station ekisha.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Tsuge Station in November 2015
| address = 211 Tsuge-machi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture 519-1402
| borough =
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34.84689|136.25576|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:JP-24}}
| owned = {{ric|JR West|name=y}}
| operator = JR West
| line = {{plainlist|
- {{rcb|JR West|Kansai|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kansai}}
- {{rcb|JR West|Kusatsu|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kusatsu}}
}}
| distance = {{Plainlist|
- {{cvt|20.0|km}} from {{STN|Kameyama|x|Mie}}
- {{cvt|36.7|km}} from {{STN|Kusatsu|x|Shiga}}
}}
| platforms = 1 side platform and 1 island platform
| tracks = 3
| train_operators =
| bus_stands =
| connections =
| structure = At grade
| parking =
| bicycle = {{rint|bike}} Available
| accessible = None
| code =
| zone =
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0620806}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1890|2|19|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Kusatsu Line: 1980
| former =
| passengers = 480 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf |publisher=JR West |language=ja |access-date=13 March 2025}}
| pass_year = FY 2023
| pass_rank =
| map_type = Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
| map_dot_label = Tsuge Station
| services =
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{{j-rserv|service=Kansai Line|previous={{STN|Shindō|x}}
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{{j-rserv|service=Kusatsu Line|previous={{STN|Aburahi|x}}
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|services_collapsible = yes
}}
{{nihongo| Tsuge Station|柘植駅|Tsuge-eki}} is a junction passenger railway station of the West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) located in the city of Iga, Mie, Japan.
Lines
Tsuge Station is served by the Kansai Main Line and is located 79.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station and 20.0 rail kilometers from Kameyama Station. It is also terminus of the and Kusatsu Line and is 36.7 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Kusatsu Station.
Layout
The station consists of a side platform and an island platform with three tracks on the ground level, connected by a footbridge.
=Platforms=
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{{Ja-rail-linem|pfn=2|span=2|linename=Kansai Main Line|lineindex=Kansai Line|dir=for {{STN|Kameyama|x|Mie}}
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{{Ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Kusatsu Line|dir=for {{STN|Kyoto|x}} and {{STN|Kusatsu|x|Shiga}} (a few trains in the morning only)|linecol=#5a9934}}
{{Ja-rail-linem|pfn=3|span=2|linename=Kusatsu Line|dir=for {{STN|Osaka|x}} and {{STN|Kyoto|x}}, and {{STN|Kusatsu|x|Shiga}}|linecol=#5a9934}}
{{Ja-rail-linem|first=3|nolinkindex=Kansai Line|dir=for {{STN|Kameyama|x|Mie}} (one train only)|linecol=#5726B7}}
History
Tsuge Station was opened on February 18, 1890 with the extension of the Kansai Railway from Mikumo Station, making it the oldest station within Mie Prefecture. The Kansai Railway was extended to Yokkaichi Station on December 25, 1890 and to Ueno Station on January 15, 1897. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Imperial Government Railways (IGR), which became Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from August 1, 1972. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR-West.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 308 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/07/ci500002761.htm|script-title=ja:三重県統計書|trans-title=Mie Prefectural Statistics|year= 2020|publisher= Mie Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}
Surrounding area
The old Iga Kaido highway and its post town remain to the south of the station, but no urban area around the station itself.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- {{Official website|1=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0620806}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Kansai Main Line (JR West)}}
{{Kusatsu Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890