Kii-Sano-eki 紀伊佐野駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Sano Station | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 9-2, Sano 3-chome, Shingū-shi, Wakayama-ken 647-0071 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′48″N 135°58′15″E / 33.680006°N 135.9708°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 186.6 km (115.9 mi) from Kameyama 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622040 | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 17 April 1913[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sanomura (to 1934); Akitsuno (to 1942) | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 229 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Sano Station (紀伊佐野駅, Kii-Sano-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Kii-Sano Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 186.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 6.4 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Shingū |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Nanki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Miwasaki | Local | Ukui | ||
History
Kii-Sano Station opened as Sanomura Teiryujo (佐野村停留場) on the Shingu Railway on March 1, 1913, and was upgraded to a full station named Sanomura Station (佐野村駅) on April 17, 1913. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the station was renamed Akitsuno Station (津野駅). It was renamed again to its present name on April 1, 1942. In August 1945, the Tomoegawa Paper Mill Shingu Factory began operation, with a freight spur line to this station. 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 (JR West) and the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Freight operations were terminated from March 16, 1996.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding Area
National Route 42- Wakayama Prefectural Shinsho High School
- Sano River
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. 18–21.
- ^ 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-Sano Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kii-Sano Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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