Tochihara Station

Railway station in Ōdai, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Bus terminal

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened20 March 1923PassengersFY2019117 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Central			Following station
Kawazoe towards Shingū		Kisei Main Line Local		Sana towards Nagoya

Location
Tochihara Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Tochihara Station Tochihara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tochihara Station (栃原駅, Tochihara-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Ōdai, Taki District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Tochihara Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 55.1 km (34.2 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	For Owase, Shingū, Kii-Katsuura
2	■ Kisei Main Line	For Taki, Kameyama, Yokkaichi, Nagoya

History

Tochihara Station opened on 20 March 1923, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-East Line. The line was extended on to Kawazoe Station on 20 November 1923. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987. The station building was reconstructed in February 2000.