Shirahama Station

Shirahama Station

白浜駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Shirahama Station in December 2013
Shirahama Station in December 2013
General information
Location1475, Katata, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2201
Japan
Coordinates33°40′33.06″N 135°23′13.97″E / 33.6758500°N 135.3872139°E / 33.6758500; 135.3872139
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance275.4 km (171.1 miles) from Kameyama
95.2 km (59.2 miles) from Shingū
Platforms1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
Tracks4
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1933 (1933-12-20)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Previous namesShirahamaguchi (1933 - 1965)[1]
Passengers
FY2019709 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Kii-Tonda
Toward Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū 		  Local   Asso
Toward Wakayama, Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka, and Kyōto
Location
Shirahama Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Shirahama Station
Shirahama Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Shirahama Station is located in Japan
Shirahama Station
Shirahama Station
Shirahama Station (Japan)

Shirahama Station (白浜駅, Shirahama-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

Shirahama Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 275.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 95.2 kilometers from Shingū. Limited express trains named "Kuroshio" stop at this station and part of those return to Shin-Osaka and Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge with escalators. The side platform has a cut-out, forming a partial bay platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

0 ■ Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) part of limited express trains "Kuroshio" returning for Wakayama, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
1 ■ Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
limited express trains "Kuroshio" for Wakayama, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
for Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingu
2 ■ Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū
3 ■ Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) part of limited express trains "Kuroshio" for Wakayama, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
for Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū (only one local train every day)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Susami
(One-way Operation) 		  West Express Ginga   Kii-Tanabe
Susami   Limited Express Kuroshio   Kii-Tanabe
Kii-Tonda   Local   Asso

History

Shirahama Station opened on December 20, 1933 as Shirahamaguchi Station (白浜口駅). It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. The current station building was completed on October 1, 1985. 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 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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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