Kinokawa Station
{{short description|Railway station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kinokawa Station
| native_name = 紀ノ川駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kinokawa station frontview.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kinokawa Station in November 2004
| other_name =
| address = 162-3, Ichishōji, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8464
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|34|15|17.83|N|135|9|56.83|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title,inline}}
| operator = 15px Nankai Electric Railway
| line = {{Plainlist|
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| distance = 61.6 km from {{STN|Nanba|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| connections =
| structure = Elevated
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/kinokawa}}
| opened = October 22, 1898{{cite web|script-title=ja:紀ノ川駅｜南海電鉄|url=http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/kinokawa.html|website=www.nankai.co.jp|publisher=Nankai Electric Railway|accessdate=17 May 2017|language=ja|date=28 January 2017|quote=Kinokawa Station}}
| closed =
| former = Wakayama-Kitaguchi Station (to 1903)
| passengers = 2,786 daily
| pass_year = 2019
| electrified = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| map_type = Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Kinokawa Station
| services =
}}
{{Nihongo|Kinokawa Station|紀ノ川駅|Kinokawa-eki|}} is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.
Lines
Kinokawa Station is served by the Nankai Main Line and is 61.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Nanba|x}}. It is also the official terminus of the 9.6 kilometer Kada Line, however most trains continue the remaining 2.6 kilometers to terminate at {{STN|Wakayamashi|x}}.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.
=Platforms=
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Adjacent stations
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{{J-route|route=Kada Line|col=#0065af|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{STN|Wakayamashi|x}} (NK45)|next={{STN|Higashi-Matsue|x|Wakayama}} (NK44-1)}}
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History
Kinokawa Station opened on October 22, 1898 as {{Nihongo|Wakayama-Kitaguchi Station|和歌山北口駅|}}.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan |language= Japanese | page = 287 | isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}} It was renamed March 21, 1903.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2786 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/020300/d00206820.html|script-title=ja:和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行）|trans-title=Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook|year= 2020|publisher= Wakayama Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}
Surrounding area
- Wakayama Prefectural Wakayama Kita High School Station East
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|1=http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/kinokawa}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Nankai Main Line}}
{{Kada Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898
Category:Railway stations in Wakayama (city)
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