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Location
	Toba Station Location within Mie Prefecture Toba Station Toba Station (Japan)

Toba Station

鳥羽駅
Toba Station; 鳥羽駅
	Toba Station
General information
Location	1-8-13 Toba, Toba-shi, Mie-ken 517-0011; Japan
Coordinates	34°29′11″N 136°50′34″E / 34.486467°N 136.8427849°E
Operated by	JR Tōkai; Kintetsu Railway;
Line(s)	■ Sangū Line; Toba Line; Shima Line;
Distance	29.1 km from Taki
Platforms	2 bay + 2 island platforms
Other information
Station code	M78
History
Opened	July 21, 1911; 113 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	318 (JR Central); 1,728 (Kintetsu) daily
Location
Location
	Toba Station Location within Mie Prefecture Toba Station Toba Station (Japan)

Toba Station (鳥羽駅, Toba-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture. Japan. It is jointly operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Toba Station is served by the JR Sangū Line and is 29.1 rail kilometers from the terminus at the Taki Station. It is also served by the Kintetsu Toba Line and Shima Line, and is located 41.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two bay platforms for JR Central, only one of which is in use, and two island platforms for use by the Kintetsu Lines. Then JR portion of the station is staffed.

Platforms

0	■ Sangu Line	local trains for Iseshi, Taki, Matsusaka, Tsu and Kameyama Mie rapid trains for Iseshi, Taki, Matsusaka, Tsu, Yokkaichi and Nagoya
1 2	■ Not in use
3	■ Toba Line	for Nagoya and Osaka
4	■ Shima Line	for Ugata and Kashikojima
5 6	■ Toba Line	for Nagoya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR Sangū Line
Matsushita	Rapid Mie (some services)	Terminus
Futaminoura	Rapid Mie (most services)	Terminus
Matsushita	Local	Terminus
Kintetsu Toba ・ Shima Line
Ujiyamada	Limited Express Shimakaze	Ugata
Ujiyamada	Non-stop Limited Express	Shima-Isobe
Isuzugawa	Limited Express	Shima-Isobe
Ikenoura	Rapid Express	Terminus
Ikenoura	Express	Terminus
Ikenoura	Local	Nakanogō

History

Toba Station opened on July 21, 1911^[1] as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Sangū Line. The Shima Electric Railway connected to the station on July 23, 1929.^[2] JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Through a series of mergers, the Shima Electric Railway became the part of the Kintetsu Group by April 1, 1965.^[3] The Kintetsu portion of the station was rebuilt in March 1970. The JNR portion of the station burned down in a fire on January 6, 1974 and rebuilt by October 14, 1975.^[4] The Kintetsu portion of the station was rebuilt again on July 23, 1999.^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 318 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), whereas the Kintetsu portion of the station was used by 1728 passengers daily.^[6]

Surrounding area

Mikimoto Pearl Island
Toba Aquarium
Toba Port and ferries to outlying islands
Toba International Hotel

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 96. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
^ "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
^ "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

[jnr1985-1] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 96. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

[2] "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.

[Kintetsu-3] [1] Kintetsu Company History

[4] "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.

[5] "鳥羽市観光基本計画-資料編別冊- 鳥羽の観光史略年表 (Basic plan for tourism in Toba city: extra issue of materials part, a simple chronological table about tourism history in Toba)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Toba city hall. 2008. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25.

[Mie2019stats-6] 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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