is a passenger

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in located in the town of Kihō,

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR Tōkai).

Lines

Kii-Ida Station is served by the

Kisei Main Line The is a railway line that parallels the coastline of the Kii Peninsula in Japan between Mie Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture. The name takes the ''kanji'' characters from the names of the old provinces of and . The line is operated by Cen ...

, and is located from the

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of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one

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serving bi-directional traffic. The original station building, dating from the opening of the line, was demolished and replaced by a smaller, simpler waiting-room structure in 2012. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Kii-Ida Station opened on 8 August 1940, as a station on the

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(JGR) Kisei-Nishi Line. The JGR became the

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(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

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of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 34 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Kiho Town Ida Elementary School *Kiho Town Hall Ida Branch *Ida Kannon

References

External links

JR Central timetable
{{Kisei Main Line (JR Central) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1940 Kihō Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Kisei Main Line