Shindō Station

Shindō Station 新堂駅
File:JR新堂駅新駅舎.jpg Shindō Station
Location	Shindō Nakade 318, Iga, Mie （三重県伊賀市新堂中出318） Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Kansai Main Line
History
Opened	1921
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	299 daily

Shindō Station (新堂駅, Shindō-eki) is a railway station in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located 86.1 rail kilometres from the terminus of the Kansai Main Line at Nagoya Station and 26.2 rail kilometers from Kameyama Station.

Lines

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Kansai Main Line

Layout

Shindō Station has 2 opposed side platforms serving 2 tracks, connected by an overpass.

north side	■ Kansai Line	to Kameyama
south side	■ Kansai Line	for Nara and Kamo

Despite the fact that it is the closest station to the Moku Moku farm in Iga it is not a walkable distance and a taxi is needed. However, Shindō Station does not always have taxis and so the official directions recommend catching a taxi at either Tsuge (柘植) Station (a 15-minute taxi ride) or Iga-Ueno (伊賀上野) Station (a 25-minute taxi ride).

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company Kansai Main Line
Tsuge		-	Sanagu

History

Shindō Station was opened on July 15, 1921 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from August 1, 1970. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. In July 2002, the station was extensively remodeled, with the original side platform and island platform replaced by a single island platform and with the station building rebuilt.

External links

• Sanagu Station official home page