Kii-Tanabe Station

紀伊田辺駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kii-Tanabe Station
Kii-Tanabe Station-2010
General information
Location961 Minato, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken 646-0031
Japan
Coordinates33°44′02″N 135°23′01″E / 33.7338°N 135.3837°E / 33.7338; 135.3837
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance285.4 km (177.3 mi) from Kameyama
105.2 km (65.4 mi) from Shingū
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened8 November 1932 (1932-11-08)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Passengers
FY20191364 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Asso
Toward Susami and Shingū 		  Local   Kii-Tanabe
Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Kii-Tanabe Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Tanabe Station
Kii-Tanabe Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Tanabe Station is located in Japan
Kii-Tanabe Station
Kii-Tanabe Station
Kii-Tanabe Station (Japan)
Kii-Tanabe Station on opening in 1932

Kii-Tanabe Station (紀伊田辺駅, Kii-Tanabe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Tanabe Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 285.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 105.2 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Wakayama, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
2 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Shirahama, Kushimoto and Shingū
3 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Gobō and Wakayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Shirahama   Limited Express Kuroshio   Minabe or Gobo
Terminus   Rapid   Haya
Kii-Shinjō   Local   Haya

History

Kii-Tanabe Station opened on November 8, 1932. 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 1364 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 Kii-Tanabe Station at Wikimedia Commons

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