Wakayamashi Station

和歌山市駅
Wakayamashi Station in October 2020
General information
Location3-1 Nishi-Kuramaechō, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8203
Japan
Coordinates34°14′11″N 135°10′01″E / 34.236393°N 135.167048°E / 34.236393; 135.167048
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 island + 3 bay platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeNK45 (Nankai)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 21 1903[1]
Passengers
FY20194340 daily (JR)
16,455 daily Nankai
Location
Wakayamashi Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayamashi Station
Wakayamashi Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayamashi Station is located in Japan
Wakayamashi Station
Wakayamashi Station
Wakayamashi Station (Japan)

Wakayamashi Station (和歌山市駅, Wakayamashi-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway..[1] To distinguish it from Wakayama Station (JR West, Wakayama Railway), the station is called "City Station (市駅, Shi-eki)".

Lines

Wakayamashi Station has the Nankai station number "NK45" and is served by Nankai Electric Railways Nankai Main Line, Kada Line and Wakayamako Line. It is located 64.2 kilometers from Nanba.[1] It is also served by the Kisei Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company and is 384.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kameyama and 3.3 kilometers from Wakayama

Station layout

Track Layout

The station has one ground-level island platform and three bay platforms serving six tracks, and each platform is connected by a footbridge from the ticket gates on the second floor of the station building.

Platforms

2 ■ JR West
Kisei Line 		for Wakayama (connecting to Kinokuni Line and Wakayama Line at Wakayama)
- ■ Nankai Railway alighting passengers only; not used for boarding
3 ■ Nankai Railway
Kada Line 		for Kada
4, 5 ■ Nankai Railway
Nankai Line 		for Namba
(Southern limited express trains depart from platform 4)
Change trains at Izumisano for Kansai Airport
■ Nankai Railway
Wakayamako Line 		for Wakayamako
(Southern limited express trains depart from platform 4)
6 ■ Nankai Railway
Nankai Line 		for Namba (some local trains)
Change trains at Izumisano for Kansai Airport
7 ■ Nankai Railway
Wakayamako Line

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nankai Railway (NK45)
Nankai Main Line, Wakayamakō Line
Kinokawa
(NK44, Nankai Line) 		  Local   Wakayamakō
(NK45-1, Wakayamako Line)
Kinokawa
(NK44, Nankai Line) 		  Sub. Express   Terminus
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai)
(NK43, Nankai Line) 		  Express   Wakayamakō
(NK45-1, Wakayamako Line)
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai)
(NK43, Nankai Line) 		  Limited Express "Southern"   Wakayamakō
(NK45-1, Wakayamako Line)
Kada Line
Terminus - Kinokawa
(NK44)
JR West Kisei Main Line
Kiwa - Terminus

History

Wakayamashi Station opened on March 21 1903.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 4,340 passengers daily. During the same period, the Nankai Railway portion of the station was used by 16,455 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Nankai Electric Railway (17 October 2017). 和歌山市駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. Retrieved 12 April 2018. Wakayamashi Station
  2. ^ 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 Wakayamashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations on the Nankai Electric Railway Nankai Main Line
Stations on the Nankai Kada Line
Stations on the Nankai Electric Railway Wakayamakō Line
Stations of the JR West Kinokuni Line (Kisei Main Line)
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