Kashikojima Station

Kashikojima Station 賢島駅
File:Kashikojima Station02.jpg Kashikojima Station
Location	Shimmei 747-17, Shima, Mie （三重県志摩市阿児町神明747-17） Japan
Operated by	Kintetsu
Line(s)	Shima Line
History
Opened	1929
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	735 daily

Kashikojima Station (賢島駅, Kashikojima-eki) is a railway station in Shima, Mie Prefecture, operated by Kintetsu. It is a terminus of the Shima Line and a common destination for Kintetsu limited express trains from Nagoya, Osaka and Kyoto. The station is 66.0 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the Yamada Line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.

History

Kashikojima Station opened on July 23, 1929 as a station on the Shima Electric Railway. The line was one of six private companies consolidated into Mie Kotsu by order of the Japanese government on February 11, 1944. When Mie Kotsu dissolved on February 1, 1964, the station became part of the Mie Electric Railway, which was then acquired by Kintetsu on April 1, 1965.

Line

• Kintetsu Shima Line

Station layout

Kashikojima Station has four ground-level bay platforms serving 5 tracks. The floor is almost flat between the platforms and north entrance.

Platforms

1, 2	■ limited express trains (8-car length)	mainly for Nagoya
2, 3	■ arrival platform
3, 4	■ limited express trains (8-car length)	mainly for Osaka Namba, Osaka Uehommachi and Kyoto
5	■ local trains (2-car length)	for Toba, Ujiyamada and Ise-Nakagawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu Shima Line
Shima-Shimmei		Local		Terminus
Ugata		Limited Express		Terminus

Surrounding area

• Shima Kanko Hotel
• Shima Marine Land
• Shima España Cruise (Ago Bay)
• Kashikojima Country Club
• Goza beach

External links

• (Japanese) Kintetsu: Kashikojima Station