Aiga Station

Aiga Station
相賀駅

Aiga Station
Location 239 Aiga, Kihoku, Kitamuro, Mie
(三重県北牟婁郡紀北町海山区相賀239)
Japan
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Kisei Main Line
History
Opened 1934
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 163 daily

Aiga Station (相賀駅 Aiga-eki) is a railway station in Kihoku, Kitamuro District, Mie Prefecture, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is 116.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

History

Aiga Station opened on December 19, 1934 on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei East Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War 2, and the line was extended to Kuki Station by January 12, 1957. The line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. 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 April 1, 2005.

Lines

Station layout

Aiga Station has a two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overpass. The wooden station building dates from the original construction.

Platforms

1  Kisei Main Line for Matsusaka, and Nagoya
2  Kisei Main Line for Owase, Shingū

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Funatsu - Owase

External links

Coordinates: 34°06′42″N 136°13′35″E / 34.1118°N 136.2265°E / 34.1118; 136.2265

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