Kainan Station
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190.3 km (118.2 mi) from Shingū
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Kainan Station (海南駅, Kainan-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Kainan Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 370.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 190.3 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
1,2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
3, 4 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Kii-Tanabe (One-way Operation) | West Express Ginga | Wakayama | ||
Minoshima | Limited Express Kuroshio | Wakayama | ||
Kamogō | Rapid | Kuroe | ||
Shimizuura | Local | Kuroe |
History
Kainan Station opened on February 28, 1924 as Hikatamachi Station (日方町駅). It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1936. 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. The tracks were elevated and the station rebuilt in 1988.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2802 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Kainan City Hall
- Japan Post Kainan Ono Post Office
- ainan Municipal Third Junior High School
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- ^ 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 Kainan Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kainan Station Official Site
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