Kii-Tonda Station

Kii-Tonda 紀伊富田駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kii-Tonda Station (2012)
General information
Location	609-2, Sakae, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2332 Japan
Coordinates	33°39′9.94″N 135°23′36.21″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	272.5 km (169.3 miles) from Kameyama 92.3 km (57.4 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 December 1933 (1933-12-20)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	47 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Tsubaki Toward Susami and Shingū   Local   Shirahama Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location Kii-Tonda Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kii-Tonda Station Kii-Tonda Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kii-Tonda Station Building in 2005

Kii-Tonda Station (紀伊富田駅, Kii-Tonda-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Tonda Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 272.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 92.3 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Susami and Shingū
2	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Shirahama and Wakayama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Tsubaki		Local		Shirahama

History

Kii-Tonda 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 47 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

• Tonda River
• Shirahama Municipal Tomita Junior High School
• Shirahama Municipal Minami Shirahama Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Kii-Tonda Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kii-Tonda Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)