Tanami Station

Tanami Station 田並駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Tanami Station, August 2005
General information
Location	1550, Tanami, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-3515 Japan
Coordinates	33°29′16.66″N 135°43′7.89″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	229.4 km (142.5 miles) from Kameyama 49.2 km (30.6 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	1 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	8 August 1940 (1940-08-08)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	8 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Kii-Arita Toward Kushimoto and Shingū   Local   Tako Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location Tanami Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Tanami Station Tanami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tanami Station (田並駅, Tanami-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

Tanami Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 229.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 49.2 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

Koza Station opened on August 8, 1940. 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 7 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

• National Route 42
• Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Nishi Junior High 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 Tanami Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tanami Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)