Kii-Tahara Station

Kii-Tahara Station

紀伊田原駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kii-Tahara Station
Kii-Tahara Station
General information
Location219, Tahara, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-4112
Japan
Coordinates33°32′11.55″N 135°52′5.59″E / 33.5365417°N 135.8682194°E / 33.5365417; 135.8682194
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance209.0 km (129.9 miles) from Kameyama
28.8 km (17.9 miles) from Shingū
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks3
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 December 1936 (1936-12-11)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Passengers
FY201914 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Kii-Uragami
Toward Kii-Katsuura and Shingū 		  Local   Koza
Toward Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Kii-Tahara Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Tahara Station
Kii-Tahara Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Tahara Station is located in Japan
Kii-Tahara Station
Kii-Tahara Station
Kii-Tahara Station (Japan)

Kii-Tahara Station (紀伊田原駅, Kii-Tahara-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Tahara Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 209.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 28.8 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe, and Wakayama
2,3 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū

History

Kii-Tahara Station opened on December 11, 1936. 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

  • Kushimoto Town Tahara Elementary School
  • Konoha Shrine
  • Tawara beach

See also

References

  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. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21.
  2. ^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. ^ 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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