is a junction passenger

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of the

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(JR-West) located in the city of Iga, Mie, Japan.

Lines

Tsuge Station is served by the

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and is located 79.9 rail kilometers from the

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of the line at

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and 20.0 rail kilometers from Kameyama Station. It is also terminus of the and

Kusatsu Line The is a railway line in western Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Tsuge on the Kansai Main Line with Kusatsu on the Biwako Line The is the nickname used by the operator of the West Japan Railway Compa ...

and is 36.7 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Kusatsu Station.

Layout

The station consists of a

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and an

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with three tracks on the ground level, connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

Tsuge Station was opened on February 18, 1890 with the extension of the Kansai Railway from

Mikumo Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Mikumo Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 20.5 kilometers from the starting point of th ...

, making it the oldest station within Mie Prefecture. The Kansai Railway was extended to

Yokkaichi Station is a railway station located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It also has a freight terminal of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Downtown Yokkaichi is located ...

on December 25, 1890 and to

Ueno Station is a major railway station in Tokyo's Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park—which contains Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo University of the Arts and other ...

on January 15, 1897. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Imperial Government Railways (IGR), which became

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(JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from August 1, 1972. With the

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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).

Surrounding area

The old Iga Kaido highway and its

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remain to the south of the station, but no urban area around the station itself.

References

External links

* {{Kusatsu Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Iga, Mie