Asso Station

朝来駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Asso Station on 5 September 2005
General information
Location136, Asso, Kamitonda-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2105
Japan
Coordinates33°41′46.38″N 135°25′3.33″E / 33.6962167°N 135.4175917°E / 33.6962167; 135.4175917
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance279.7 km (173.8 mi) from Kameyama
99.5 km (61.8 mi) from Shingū
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1933 (1933-12-20)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019224 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Shirahama
Toward Susami and Shingū 		  Local   Kii-Shinjō
Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Asso Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Asso Station
Asso Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Asso Station is located in Japan
Asso Station
Asso Station
Asso Station (Japan)

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

Lines

Asso Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 279.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 99.5 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. 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
Shirahama   Local   Kii-Shinjō

History

Asso 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 224 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

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. 19–21.
  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 Asso Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the JR West Kinokuni Line (Kisei Main Line)
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