Kami-Kosawa Station

Kami-Kosawa Station

上古沢駅
Kami-Kosawa Station building in February 2006
General information
LocationKamikosawa, Kudoyama-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 648-0143
Japan
Coordinates34°15′26.4″N 135°32′52.6″E / 34.257333°N 135.547944°E / 34.257333; 135.547944
Operated by Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s) Koya Line
Distance57.6 km (35.8 miles) from Shiomibashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeNK83
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 June 1928 (1928-06-18)
Passengers
FY201914 daily
Location
Kami-Kosawa Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kami-Kosawa Station
Kami-Kosawa Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Kami-Kosawa Station is located in Japan
Kami-Kosawa Station
Kami-Kosawa Station
Kami-Kosawa Station (Japan)

Kami-Kosawa Station (上古沢駅, Kami-Kosawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Kudoyama, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.

Lines

Kami-Kosawa Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 57.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 56.9 kilometers from Namba Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing; however, due to a landslide and damaged caused by a typhoon in 2017, one of the platforms is no longer in use and the tracks have been removed. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Nankai Kōya Line for Kōyasan
for Nanba
2 ■ Nankai Kōya Line not in use

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Koya Line
Limited Express "Koya": Does not stop at this station
Sightseeing train "Tenkū": Does not stop at this station
Shimo-Kosawa   Rapid Express   Kii-Hosokawa
Shimo-Kosawa   Express   Kii-Hosokawa
Shimo-Kosawa   Local   Kii-Hosokawa

History

Kami-Kosawa Station opened on June 18, 1928. The Nankai Railway was merged into the Kintetsu group in 1944 by orders of the Japanese government, and reemerged as the Nankai Railway Company in 1947.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.

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