Kushimoto Station 串本駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kushimoto Station | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 33-2, Kushimoto, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-3503 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°28′31.74″N 135°46′54.88″E / 33.4754833°N 135.7819111°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 221.8 km (137.8 mi) from Kameyama 41.6 km (25.8 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 December 1936[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 328 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Kushimoto Station (串本駅, Kushimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the southernmost railway station on Honshū.
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Lines
Kushimoto Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 221.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 41.6 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Shirahama, Kii-Tanabe, Wakayama, Shin-Ōsaka and Kyōto |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | forShirahama, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama |
| ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū | |
| 3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Kii-Katsuura (Shingū bound trains) Koza (Kyōto bound trains) |
West Express Ginga | Wakayama (Shingū bound trains) Susami (Kyōto bound trains) | ||
| Koza | Limited Express Kuroshio | Susami | ||
| Kii-Hime | Local | Kii-Arita | ||
History
Kushimoto Station opened on December 11, 1936. The current station building was completed in December 1979. 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 328 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Kushimoto Town Hall
- Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Elementary School
- Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Junior High School
- Kushimoto Municipal Hospital
- Wakayama Prefectural Kushimoto High School
- Kushimoto Town Cultural Center
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.
- ^ 『'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 Kushimoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kushimoto Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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