Kiwa Station (Wakayama)

Kiwa Station (紀和駅, Kiwa-eki) is a railway station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

Kiwa

紀和駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kiwa Station in October 2018
Location803-1, Nakanoshima, Wakayama
Wakayama
  • Japan
  • (和歌山県和歌山市中之島803-1)
Coordinates34°14′31.2″N 135°10′50.3″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)Kisei Main Line
Distance382.7 km (237.8 mi) from Kameyama
1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Wakayama
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessNone
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622098
History
Opened4 May 1898 (1898-05-04)[1]
Electrified1984[1]
Previous namesWakayama (1898 - 1968)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2016)108 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Kisei Main Line
Wakayama
Toward Wakayama
  Local   Wakayamashi
Toward Wakayamashi

History

The station was opened in 1898 and was the original Wakayama station before Wakayamashi and the modern Wakayama stations were built.

Lines

Around the station

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Wakayama - Wakayamashi

Sources

  1. Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21.
  2. 『和歌山県統計年鑑』and『和歌山県公共交通機関等資料集』
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