Kokawa Station 粉河駅
Kokawa Station, May 2008
General information
Location	870 Kokawa, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6531 Japan
Coordinates	34°16′16″N 135°24′15″E / 34.2710°N 135.4042°E / 34.2710; 135.4042
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T  Wakayama Line
Distance	66.0 km (41.0 mi) from Ōji
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Other information
Status	Unmanned station (automatic ticket vending machine installed)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 November 1900 (1900-11-25)
Passengers
FY2019	976 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station Wakayama Line Nate   Rapid Service   Uchita Nate   Local   Kii-Nagata
Location
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Kokawa Station (粉河駅, Kokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kokawa Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 66.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed, but has automatic ticket vending machines.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kokawa Station opened on November 25, 1900 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. 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 976 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding Area

• Kokawa-dera temple (No.3 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage)
• Kinokawa City Hall Kokawa Branch (formerly Kokawa Town Hall)
• Wakayama Prefectural Kokawa High School
• Kinokawa Municipal Kokawa Junior High School