Wasa Station

和佐駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Wasa Station in February 2016
General information
Location1426-2 Wasa, Hidakagawa-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayam-kena 649-1443
Japan
Coordinates33°53′51″N 135°12′25″E / 33.8974°N 135.2069°E / 33.8974; 135.2069
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance320.4 km (199.1 mi) from Kameyama
140.2 km (87.1 mi) from Shingū
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 December 1930 (1930-12-14)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Passengers
FY201972 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Inahara   Rapid   Dōjōji
Inahara   Local   Dōjōji
Location
Wasa Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Wasa Station
Wasa Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Wasa Station is located in Japan
Wasa Station
Wasa Station
Wasa Station (Japan)

Wasa Station (和佐駅, Wasa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Hidakagawa, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Wasa Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 320.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 140.2 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 is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kii-Tanabe and Shingū
2 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Wakayama and Tennōji

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Inahara   Rapid   Dōjōji
Inahara   Local   Dōjōji

History

Wasa Station opened on December 14, 1930. 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 72 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 Wasa Station at Wikimedia Commons

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