Kusu Station

Kusu Station (楠駅, Kusu-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Kusu Station 楠駅
Kusu Station
General information
Location	22 Minamigawa Kusu-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie-ken 510-0105 Japan
Coordinates	34°54′15.81″N 136°37′52.1″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line	Nagoya Line
Distance	44.2 km from Kintetsu Nagoya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	E26
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 22, 1917
Passengers
FY2019	913 daily
Location Kusu Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Kusu Station Kusu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kusu Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 44.2 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage. There are two pass-only tracks between the two platforms.

Platforms

1	■ Nagoya Line	for Tsu and Ise-Nakagawa
2	■ Nagoya Line	Pass only
3	■ Nagoya Line	Pass only
4	■ Nagoya Line	for Yokkaichi, Kuwana and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu Nagoya Line
Kita-Kusu		Local		Nagonoura
Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Kusu Station opened on December 22, 1917 as a station on the Ise Railway. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway’s Ise Line on September 15, 1936, and was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line.^[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 913 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Takara Holdings
• Kusu Post Office
• Kusu fishing port

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan