Kii-Shinjō Station
Kii-Shinjō Station 紀伊新庄駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Shinjō Station, December 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 472-2, Shinjō-chō, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken 646-0011 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′15.85″N 135°24′7.54″E / 33.7210694°N 135.4020944°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 283.2 km (176.0 miles) from Kameyama 103.0 km (64.0 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 December 1933[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 40 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Shinjō Station (紀伊新庄駅, Kii-Shinjō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Kii-Shinjō Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 283.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 103.0 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Susami and Shingū |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Shirahama and Wakayama |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Asso | Local | Kii-Tanabe | ||
History
[edit]Kii-Shinjō Station opened on December 20, 1933. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
[edit]National Route 42
- Tanabe City Hall Shinjo Liaison Office
- Wakayama Prefectural Tanabe High School
- Wakayama Prefectural Nanki High School
- Wakayama Prefectural Kamishima High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
- ^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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- Kii-Shinjō Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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