Shindō Station

Shindō Station 新堂駅
JR-West regional rail station
Shindō Station
Location	318, Shindōnakade, Iga Mie Japan （三重県伊賀市新堂中出318）
Coordinates	34°49′16″N 136°12′24″E / 34.821097°N 136.206683°E / 34.821097; 136.206683Coordinates: 34°49′16″N 136°12′24″E / 34.821097°N 136.206683°E / 34.821097; 136.206683
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operated by	Shindō Station Managing Enterprise, Limited
Line(s)	Passenger train services:  V  Kansai Line Railway track: Kansai Main Line
Distance	26.2 km (16.3 mi) from Kameyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Train operators	JR-West
Bus stands	1
Connections	Mie Kotsu: 27・29 at Shindō-eki-minamiguchi Iga City Administrative Bus: Ayama Administrative Traveling Service Car Shindō Route at Shindō-eki-minamiguchi
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	None
Other information
Website	www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0620807 (in Japanese)
History
Opened	15 July 1921 (1921-07-15)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	246 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station Sanagu toward Kamo   Kansai Line   Tsuge toward Kameyama Sanagu toward Kamo   Kansai Line   Terminus

Shindō Station (新堂駅, Shindō-eki) is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Iga, Mie, 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.

Shindō Station was opened on July 15, 1921 as a station on the Imperial Government Railways (IGR), which became Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued from August 1, 1970. With the privatization of 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.

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

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

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