Kinokawa Station

Railway station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

  • Nankai Main Line
  • Kada Line
Distance61.6 km from NanbaPlatforms2 side platformsConstructionStructure typeElevatedBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes[1]Other informationStation codeNK44[1]WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedOctober 22, 1898[1]ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesWakayama-Kitaguchi Station (to 1903)Passengers20192,786 daily
Location
Kinokawa Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kinokawa Station
Kinokawa Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
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Kinokawa Station is located in Japan
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Kinokawa Station (紀ノ川駅, Kinokawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.[1]

Lines

Kinokawa Station is served by the Nankai Main Line and is 61.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nanba. It is also the official terminus of the 9.6 kilometer Kada Line, however most trains continue the remaining 2.6 kilometers to terminate at Wakayamashi.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 ■ Nankai Line, Kada Line for Wakayamashi
2 ■ Nankai Line for Namba and Kansai Airport
■ Kada Line for Kada

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nankai Main Line
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai) (NK43)   Local   Wakayamashi (NK45)
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai) (NK43)   Sub. Express   Wakayamashi (NK45)
Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Southern": Does not stop at this station
Kada Line
Wakayamashi (NK45) - Higashi-Matsue (NK44-1)

History

Kinokawa Station opened on October 22, 1898 as Wakayama-Kitaguchi Station (和歌山北口駅).[2] It was renamed March 21, 1903.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2786 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Wakayama Prefectural Wakayama Kita High School Station East

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 紀ノ川駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017. Kinokawa Station
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  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 Kinokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

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Stations on the Nankai Kada Line
  • Former Line (Kitajima Branch Line, abandoned)
  • Wakayamashi
  • Kitajima
  • Shimabashi
  • Higashi-Matsue


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