Tsubaki Station

Tsubaki Station

椿駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Tsubaki Station in 2016
Tsubaki Station in 2016
General information
Location330-4, Tsubaki, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2326
Japan
Coordinates33°36′35.42″N 135°24′13.76″E / 33.6098389°N 135.4038222°E / 33.6098389; 135.4038222
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance267.3 km (166.1 miles) from Kameyama
87.1 km (54.1 miles) from Shingū
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 March 1935 (1935-03-29)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Previous namesKii-Tsubaki (1935 - 1965)[1]
Passengers
FY201915 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Kii-Hiki
Toward Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū 		  Local   Kii-Tonda
Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Tsubaki Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Tsubaki Station
Tsubaki Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Tsubaki Station is located in Japan
Tsubaki Station
Tsubaki Station
Tsubaki Station (Japan)

Tsubaki Station (椿駅, Tsubaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Tsubaki Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 267.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 87.1 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

The station opened on March 29, 1935 as Kii-Tsubaki Station (紀伊椿駅), and was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. 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 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

The station is located in an isolated rural area on the coast of Shirahama, surrounded by forest, and is a considerable distance from the Tsubaki neighborhood and Tsubaki onsen areas.

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.

Media related to Tsubaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stub icon

This Wakayama Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.