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.[1]
Kinokawa Station 紀ノ川駅 | |
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![]() Kinokawa Station in November 2004 | |
General information | |
Location | 162-3, Ichishōji, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8464 Japan |
Coordinates | 34°15′17.83″N 135°9′56.83″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
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Distance | 61.6 km from Nanba |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Disabled access | Yes[1] |
Other information | |
Station code | NK44[1] |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | October 22, 1898[1] |
Electrified | Yes |
Previous names | Wakayama-Kitaguchi Station (to 1903) |
Passengers | |
2019 | 2,786 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Kinokawa Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture![]() ![]() Kinokawa Station Kinokawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Kinokawa Station is served by the Nankai Main Line and is 61.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nanba. 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 Wakayamashi.[1]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.
1 | ■ Nankai Line, Kada Line | for Wakayamashi |
2 | ■ Nankai Line | for Namba and Kansai Airport |
■ Kada Line | for Kada |
« | Service | » | ||
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Nankai Main Line | ||||
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai) (NK43) | Local | Wakayamashi (NK45) | ||
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai) (NK43) | Sub. Express | Wakayamashi (NK45) | ||
Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express "Southern": Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kada Line | ||||
Wakayamashi (NK45) | - | Higashi-Matsue (NK44-1) |
Kinokawa Station opened on October 22, 1898 as Wakayama-Kitaguchi Station (和歌山北口駅).[2] It was renamed March 21, 1903.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2786 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Kinokawa Station
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Stations on the Nankai Electric Railway Nankai Main Line | |
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Stations on the Nankai Kada Line | |
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