Aiga Station

Aiga Station (相賀駅, Aiga-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kihoku, Kitamuro District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Aiga Station 相賀駅
Aiga Station in August 2007
General information
Location	239 Aiga, Kihoku-cho, Kitamuro-gun, Mie-ken 519-3406 Japan
Coordinates	34.1118°N 136.2265°E / 34.1118; 136.2265
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	116.6 km from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	19 December 1934
Passengers
FY2019	122 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Owase towards Shingū Kisei Main Line Local Funatsu towards Nagoya
Location Aiga Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Aiga Station Aiga Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Aiga Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 116.6 km (72.5 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

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

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  The platforms in March 2010

History

Aiga Station opened on 19 December 1934, on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei East Line. The JGR became the Japanese 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 15 July 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 122 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kihoku Municipal Shionan Junior High School
• Kihoku Town Miyama Library
• Kihoku Municipal Aiga Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Aiga Station at Wikimedia Commons