Kii-Miyahara Station

Kii-Miyahara Station (紀伊宮原駅, Kii-Miyahara-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kii-Miyahara Station 紀伊宮原駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kii-Miyahara Station in July 2012
General information
Location	336 Takigahara Miyahara-cho, Arida-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-0435 Japan
Coordinates	34.0782°N 135.1697°E / 34.0782; 135.1697
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	351.2 km (218.2 miles) from Kameyama 171.0 km (106.3 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	1 side +1 island platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 December 1925 (1925-12-11)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	590 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station Rapid: Does not stop at this station Fujinami   Local   Minoshima
Location Kii-Miyahara Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kii-Miyahara Station Kii-Miyahara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kii-Miyahara Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 351.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 171.0 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Wakayama and Tennōji
3	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Gobō and Shingū

Adjacent stations

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

History

Kii-Miyahara Station opened on December 11, 1925. 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 590 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

• Wakayama Prefectural Minoshima High School Miyahara School Building
• Arida Municipal Bunsei Junior High School
• Arida City Miyahara Elementary School

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. 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 Kii-Miyahara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kii-Miyahara Station Official Site