Kii-Yura Station

Kii-Yura Station (紀伊由良駅, Kii-Yura-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Yura, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kii-Yura Station 紀伊由良駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kii-Yura Station in July 2009
General information
Location	466-2 Sato, Yura-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-1111 Japan
Coordinates	33.9689°N 135.1285°E / 33.9689; 135.1285
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	334.5 km (207.8 miles) from Kameyama 154.3 km (95.9 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 October 1928 (1928-10-28)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	308 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station Gobō   Rapid   Yuasa Kii-Uchihara   Local   Hirokawa Beach
Location Kii-Yura Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kii-Yura Station Kii-Yura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kii-Yura Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 334.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 154.3 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Wakayama and Tennōji
2, 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
Gobō		Rapid		Yuasa
Kii-Uchihara		Local		Hirokawa Beach

History

Kii-Yura Station opened on October 28, 1928. 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 308 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

• National Route 42
• Kokokuji Temple
• Yura Town Hall
• Shirasaki Marine Park

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-Yura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Yura Station Official Site