Kire Station (吉礼駅, Kire eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway.

Kire Station 吉礼駅
Kire Station, July 2008
General information
Location	Kire, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken, 640-0351 Japan
Coordinates	34.2034°N 135.2361°E / 34.2034; 135.2361
Operated by	Wakayama Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Kishigawa Line
Distance	6.4 km from Wakayama
Platforms	1 side platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unmanned
Station code	08
History
Opened	15 February 1916 (1916-02-15)
Passengers
FY2017	446 per day [1]
Location
Kire Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kire Station Kire Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kire Station is served by the Kishigawa Line, and is located 6.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Wakayama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Kire Station opened on February 15, 1916. The station building was demolished in 1998.

Passenger statistics

Surrounding Area

• Sando Elementary School, Wakayama City
• Wakayama City Hall Nishiyama East Branch
• Wakayama Shin-Ai Women's Junior College

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Media related to Kire Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Kire Station timetable

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