title: Kita-Kusu Station
text: # Kita-Kusu Station
  
  Kita-Kusu Station (北楠駅, Kita-Kusu-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kita-Kusu Station is served by the Nagoya Line, and is located 42.6 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kintetsu Nagoya Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Nagoya Line | for Tsu and Ise-Nakagawa |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Nagoya Line | for Yokkaichi, Kuwana and Nagoya |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kintetsu Nagoya Line |||||
  | Shiohama | Local | Kusu |
  | Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
  
  ## History
  
  Kita-Kusu Station opened on April 1, 1920 as a station on the Ise Railway. It was closed on September 16, 1926, but reopened on June 30, 1934. The Ise Railway became the Sangu Express Electric Railway’s Ise Line on September 15, 1936, and was renamed the Nagoya Line on December 7, 1938. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Nagoya Line. This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1039 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * former Kusunoki Town Hall
  
  Toyobo Kusu Factory Yokkaichi Kusu Junior High School Yokkaichi Kusu Elementary School
  
  