It is also officially the terminus of the 22.3 kilometer Ise Railway, although most trains continue through to Yokkaichi Station.

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, serving four tracks for use by the Kansai Main Line, and a single island platform for use by the Ise Railway.

The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system.

The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II.

The Ise Line was privatized on March 27, 1987, four days before the dissolution of the JNR on April 1, 1987.