Tsubaki Station (椿駅, Tsubaki-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Tsubaki Station 椿駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | 330-4, Tsubaki, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2326 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°36′35.42″N 135°24′13.76″E | |||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
Distance | 267.3 km (166.1 mi) from Kameyama 87.1 km (54.1 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | None | |||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 29 March 1935 (1935-03-29)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kii-Tsubaki (1935 - 1965)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 15 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Tsubaki Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 267.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 87.1 kilometers from Shingū.
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Shirahama and Wakayama |
2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū |
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kii-Hiki | Local | Kii-Tonda |
The station opened on March 29, 1935 as Kii-Tsubaki Station (紀伊椿駅), and was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. 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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
The station is located in an isolated rural area on the coast of Shirahama, surrounded by forest, and is a considerable distance from the Tsubaki neighborhood and Tsubaki onsen areas.
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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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