Yukawa Station

Yukawa Station (湯川駅, Yukawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Yukawa 湯川駅
Yukawa Station, August 2005
General information
Location	1596, Nikō, Nachikatsuura Town, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture 649-5338 Japan
Coordinates	33°36′34.26″N 135°55′29.66″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	W Kinokuni Line (Kisei Line)
Distance	197.8 km (122.9 miles) from Kameyama 17.6 km (10.9 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 July 1935; 89 years ago (1935-07-18)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	6 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Taiji towards Wakayama Kinokuni Line Local Kii-Katsuura towards Shingū
Location Yukawa Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Yukawa Station Yukawa Station (Kansai region) Show map of Kansai region Yukawa Station Yukawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yukawa Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 197.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 17.6 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

History

Yukawa Station was opened on July 18, 1935. 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 6 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

• Yukawa Beach
• Yukawa Onsen
• Natsuyama Onsen

• 
  Yukawa Beach, August 2005

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. 18–21.
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 Yukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Yukawa Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)