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Iseshi Station is a union railway station in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It serves JR Central’s Sangū Line and is 15.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Taki Station. It also serves the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway and is 27.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Yamada Line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.LineJR CentralSangū LineYamada LineSurrounding areaIse Grand Shrine: Outer ShrineJR Central Iseshi train depotHistoryIseshi Station opened on November 11, 1897, as Yamada Station on the privately owned Sangū Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) network. The Sangū Electric Express Railway (later known as the Yamada Line) began operations on September 21, 1930. The station building was rebuilt in May 1950, and the Kitetsu portion in 1953. The station was renamed to its present name on July 15, 1959.