Tamaru Station

Tamaru Station (田丸駅, Tamaru-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Tamaki, Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Tamaru Station 田丸駅
Tamaru Station
General information
Location	80 Sata, Tamaki-cho, Watarai-gun, Mie-ken 519-0414 Japan
Coordinates	34.4878°N 136.6346°E / 34.4878; 136.6346
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Sangū Line
Distance	60.8 km from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	December 31, 1893 (1893-12-31)
Passengers
FY2019	550 daily
Location Tamaki Station Location within Mie Prefecture Tamaki Station Tamaki Station (Japan)

Lines

Tamaru Station is served by the Sangū Line, and is located 7.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Taki Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Sangū Line	For Iseshi For Toba
2	■ Sangū Line	for Matsusaka, Kameyama, Yokkaichi and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Sangū Line
Tokida		Local		Miyagawa
Taki		Rapid "Mie" 4 for Nagoya		Miyagawa
Tokida		Rapid "Mie" 2 for Nagoya Rapid "Mie" 19, 21, 23, 25 for Iseshi		Miyagawa

History

Tamaru Station opened on December 31, 1893, as a station on the privately owned Sangū Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The current station building was completed in 1912. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since October 1, 2012.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 550 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Tamaru Castle ruins
• Tamaki Town Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Tamaru Station at Wikimedia Commons