Yukawa Station (湯川駅, Yukawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Yukawa 湯川駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Yukawa Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | 1596, Nikō, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5338 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
Distance | 197.8 km (122.9 mi) from Kameyama 17.6 km (10.9 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | None | |||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 18 July 1935 (1935-07-18)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 6 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Yukawa Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture![]() ![]() Yukawa Station Yukawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Yukawa Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 197.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 17.6 kilometers from Shingū.
The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū |
2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe, and Wakayama |
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kii-Katsuura | Local | Taiji |
Yukawa Station was opened on July 18, 1935. 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 6 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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