Kushimoto Station 串本駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kushimoto Station
General information
Location	33-2, Kushimoto, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-3503 Japan
Coordinates	33°28′31.74″N 135°46′54.88″E / 33.4754833°N 135.7819111°E / 33.4754833; 135.7819111
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	221.8 km (137.8 mi) from Kameyama 41.6 km (25.8 mi) from Shingū
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Bus stands	yes
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 December 1936 (1936-12-11)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	328 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Kii-Hime Toward Kii-Katsuura and Shingū   Local   Kii-Arita Toward Shirahama, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Kushimoto Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kushimoto Station Kushimoto Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kushimoto Station (串本駅, Kushimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the southernmost railway station on Honshū.

Lines

Kushimoto Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 221.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 41.6 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kushimoto Station opened on December 11, 1936. The current station building was completed in December 1979. 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 328 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

• Kushimoto Town Hall
• Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Elementary School
• Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Junior High School
• Kushimoto Municipal Hospital
• Wakayama Prefectural Kushimoto High School
• Kushimoto Town Cultural Center