is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in located in the city of Kuwana,

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefectur ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Ky ...

Lines

Kintetsu-Nagashima Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 19.5 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Kintetsu Nagoya Station is a terminal station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line. It is connected to Nagoya Station (JR Central, Aonami Line, and Nagoya City Subway) and Meitetsu Nagoya Station (Nagoya Railroad). Layout The station has four bay platform In the Uni ...

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...

s, connected by a level crossing.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kintetsu-Nagashima station opened on June 26, 1938 as on the Kansai Express Electric Railway. On January 1, 1940, the Sangu Express Electric Railway and the Kansai Express Electric Railway merged, and the station was renamed . After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line, and the station was again renamed back to its original name.
Kintetsu Company History This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu, and the station renamed to The station name was shortened to its present name on March 1, 1970

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1665 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*JR Tokai Kansai Main Line Nagashima Station *Nagashima Castle Ruins

References

External links

Kintetsu: Nagashima Station
{{Kintetsu Nagoya Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938 Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Stations of Kintetsu Railway Kuwana, Mie