Kii-Katsuura Station

Kii-Katsuura Station (紀伊勝浦駅, Kii-Katsuura-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).

Kii-Katsuura 紀伊勝浦駅
Kii-Katsuura Station, August 2005
General information
Location	1-1, Tsukiji 6-chōme, Nachikatsuura Town, Higashimuro District Wakayama Prefecture 649-5335 Japan
Coordinates	33°37′41.28″N 135°56′30.52″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	W Kinokuni Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	195.1 km (121.2 miles) from Kameyama 14.9 km (9.3 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	1 side platform + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website Official Website 2
History
Opened	4 December 1912; 112 years ago (1912-12-04)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Previous names	Katsuura (1912 - 1934)
Passengers
FY2019	342 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Yukawa towards Wakayama Kinokuni Line Local Kii-Temma towards Shingū Kushimoto towards Kyoto Kinokuni Line Shingū bound trains West Express Ginga Shingū Terminus Taiji towards Kyoto Kinokuni Line Kyōto bound trains West Express Ginga Kinokuni Line Kuroshio Terminus Kinokuni Line Nanki Shingū towards Nagoya
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Lines

Kii-Katsuura Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 195.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 14.9 kilometers from Shingū. As well as being served by JR West trains heading towards Wakayama, Osaka and Kyoto such as the Kuroshio Limited Express, it is also the southern terminus of JR Central's Nanki Limited Express service to and from Nagoya.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Shingū, Kumanoshi, Matsusaka, Tsu, and Nagoya
2	W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kushimoto, Shirahama, Wakayama, Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka, and Kyōto
3	W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Shingū

History

Kii-Katsuura Station opened as Katsuura Station (勝浦駅) on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, at which time the name was changed to its present name.^{[citation needed]} 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 342 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

• Katsuura Port
• Nachi Katsuura Municipal Katsuura Elementary School
• Nachikatsuura Town Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan