Wakayamashi Station
Railway station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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)".
Wakayamashi Station 和歌山市駅 | |||||
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 Wakayamashi Station in October 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 3-1 Nishi-Kuramaechō, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8203 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34.236393°N 135.167048°E | ||||
| Operated by | |||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 3 bay platforms | ||||
| Connections |
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NK45 (Nankai) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 21 1903[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 4340 daily (JR) 16,455 daily Nankai | ||||
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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
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 |
Ticket gates
Platform 2
| « | Service | » | ||
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| 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 | ||
Wakayamashi Station opened on March 21 1903.
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]
- Wakayama Civic Library
- Wakayama Castle
- Wakayama Velodrome
- Wakayama City Museum
- Wakayama City Children's Science Museum
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