Iseshi Station

Iseshi Station (伊勢市駅, Iseshi-eki) is a union passenger railway station located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Central and the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Iseshi Station 伊勢市駅
Iseshi Station, JR side
General information
Location	1-1-4 Fukiage, Ise-shi, Mie-ken 516-0073 Japan
Coordinates	34.4918°N 136.7098°E / 34.4918; 136.7098
Operated by	JR Central Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	■ Sangū Line Yamada Line
Platforms	1 island + 3 side platforms
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	November 11, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-11-11)
Previous names	Yamada (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2019	1260 (JR) 4174(Kintetsu) daily
Location Iseshi Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Iseshi Station Iseshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Iseshi Station is served by the JR Sangū Line and is 15.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of theline at Taki Station. The station is also served by the Yamada Line, and is located 27.7 rail kilometers from the starting point of that line at Ujiyamada Station.

Station layout

Iseshi Station has a single island platform and a side platform serving the 3 tracks used by JR Central. The station is staffed. The Kintetsu portion of the station has two opposed side platforms. JR Central station is responsible for the administration of the section between Tamaru Station and Toba Station. The Kintetsu station is administrated by Ujiyamada Station. All of the platforms are connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Sangū Line	for Matsusaka, Kameyama, Yokkaichi and Nagoya
2	■ Sangū Line	for Futaminoura and Toba
3	■ Sangū Line	for Matsusaka, Kameyama, Yokkaichi and Nagoya (partly) for Futaminoura and Toba (partly)
4	■ Yamada Line	for Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto
5	■ Yamada Line	for Isuzugawa (Naiku-mae), Toba and Kashikojima

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sangū Line
Yamada-Kamiguchi		Local		Isuzugaoka or Terminus
Taki		Rapid "Mie" (usually)		Futaminoura
Taki		Rapid "Mie" (stopping every station between Iseshi and Toba; 1 (Weekday), 51 (ex weekday), 15, 17, 4, 6, 8, 10, 24, 26)		Isuzugaoka
Miyagawa		Rapid "Mie" 4 for Nagoya		Isuzugaoka
Yamada-Kamiguchi		Rapid "Mie" 2 starting for Nagoya Rapid "Mie" 19, 21, 23, 25 terminating at Iseshi		Terminus
Yamada Line
Miyamachi		Local		Ujiyamada
Matsusaka Miyamachi		Express		Ujiyamada
Matsusaka		Rapid Express		Ujiyamada
Matsusaka		Limited Express		Ujiyamada
Tsuruhashi (Osaka Line) Tsu (Nagoya Line)		Non-stop Limited Express		Ujiyamada
Yamato-Yagi (Osaka Line) Kintetsu-Yokkaichi (Nagoya Line)		Limited Express "Shimakaze"		Ujiyamada

History

Iseshi Station opened on November 11, 1897, as Yamada Station (山田駅, Yamada-eki) on the privately owned Sangū Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) network. The Sangū Electric Express Railway (later known as the Yamada Line) began operations on September 21, 1930.^[1] The station building was rebuilt in May 1950, and the Kintetsu portion in 1953. The station was renamed to its present name on July 15, 1959.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 1260 passengers daily and they Kintetsu station by 4174 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ise Grand Shrine: Outer Shrine
• JR Central Iseshi train depot

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan