Kii-Sano-eki 紀伊佐野駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kii-Sano Station
General information
Location	9-2, Sano 3-chome, Shingū-shi, Wakayama-ken 647-0071 Japan
Coordinates	33°40′48″N 135°58′15″E / 33.680006°N 135.9708°E / 33.680006; 135.9708
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	186.6 km (115.9 mi) from Kameyama 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from Shingū
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622040
History
Opened	17 April 1913 (1913-04-17)[1]
Electrified	1978
Previous names	Sanomura (to 1934); Akitsuno (to 1942)
Passengers
FY2019	229 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Miwasaki Toward Shingū   Local   Ukui Toward Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Kii-Sano Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kii-Sano Station Kii-Sano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kii-Sano Station (紀伊佐野駅, Kii-Sano-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Sano Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 186.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 6.4 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kii-Sano Station opened as Sanomura Teiryujo (佐野村停留場) on the Shingu Railway on March 1, 1913, and was upgraded to a full station named Sanomura Station (佐野村駅) on April 17, 1913. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the station was renamed Akitsuno Station (津野駅). It was renamed again to its present name on April 1, 1942. In August 1945, the Tomoegawa Paper Mill Shingu Factory began operation, with a freight spur line to this station. 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 (JR West) and the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Freight operations were terminated from March 16, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding Area

• National Route 42
• Wakayama Prefectural Shinsho High School
• Sano River