Miyamae Station (宮前駅, Miyamae-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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![]() Miyamae Station, November 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1-4 Kitanakajima, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 641-0008 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.2132°N 135.1888°E / 34.2132; 135.1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 378.8 km (235.4 mi) from Kameyama 198.6 km (123.4 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 April 1955 (1955-04-01)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 1667 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Miyamae Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture![]() ![]() Miyamae Station Miyamae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Miyamae Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 378.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 198.6 kilometers from Shingū.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms. There is no station building and no connection between the platforms within the station. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kimiidera | Local | Wakayama |
Miyamae Station opened on February 15, 1945 as the Miyamae Signal Box (宮前信号場, Miyamae shingō-ba). It was elevated to a full station on April 1, 1955. 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 current station building was completed in September 2004.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1667 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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Stations of the Kisei Main Line (JR West) | |
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Shingū–Wakayama (Kinokuni Line) |
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Wakayama–Wakayamashi |
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