Taiji Station
{{short description|Railway station in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Taiji Station
| native_name = 太地駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| symbol_location =
| symbol =
| type =
| style = JR West
| image = Taiji_Station,_ekisha.jpg
| alt = Taiji Station
| caption = Taiji Station
| address = 248-1, Moriura, Taiji Town, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture 649-5172
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|33|35|28.27|N|135|55|38.77|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-30|display=title, inline}}
| owned =
| operator = {{ric|JR West|name=y}}
| line = {{Rcb|JR West|Kisei|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Kisei}} (Kinokuni Line)
| distance = {{cvt|199.9|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kameyama|x|Mie}}
{{cvt|19.7|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Shingū|x}}
| platforms = 1 side platform
| tracks = 1
| bus_stands = yes
| connections =
| structure = At grade
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible = None
| code =
| zone =
| status = Unstaffed
| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622047}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1935|7|18|df=y}}{{Cite book|last = Sone|first = Satoru|script-title=ja: 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR|editor=朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部|publisher=Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.|series=週刊朝日百科|volume=25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線|date=2010-01-10|pages=18–21}}
| former =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1978『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
| passengers = 99 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
| map_dot_label = Taiji Station
| pass_rank =
| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=Kisei|note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left=Shimosato|right=Yukawa
|note-mid2={{SLL|Kuroshio (train)|purple}}|left2=Koza|right2=Kii-Katsuura|to-left2=Kyoto
|note-mid3={{SLL|{{white|West Express Ginga}}|navy}}|left3=Koza|right3=Kii-Katsuura|type3=Kyōto bound trains only|to-left3=Kyoto}}
|services_collapsible =
}}
{{Nihongo|Taiji Station|太地駅|Taiji-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the town of Taiji, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Taiji Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 199.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 19.7 kilometers from {{STN|Shingū|x}}.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The platform is located high on an embankment and is connected by stairs to the station building. The station is unattended.
History
Taiji Station 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 99 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
- Roadside station Taiji
- Taiji Municipal Parking Lot
- Taiji Town Hall
- Taiji Elementary School
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622049 Taiji Station (West Japan Railway)] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Kisei Main Line (JR West)}}
Category:Railway stations in Wakayama Prefecture
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935
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