Kii-Katsuura Station
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 Kii-Katsuura Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1, Tsukiji 6-chōme, Nachikatsuura Town, Higashimuro District Wakayama Prefecture 649-5335 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°37′41.28″N 135°56′30.52″E / 33.6281333°N 135.9418111°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kinokuni Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 195.1 km (121.2 mi) from Kameyama 14.9 km (9.3 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website Official Website 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 4 December 1912[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Katsuura (1912 - 1934) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 342 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Katsuura Station (
Lines[edit]
Kii-Katsuura Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 195.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 14.9 kilometers from Shingū. As well as being served by JR West trains heading towards Wakayama, Osaka and Kyoto such as the Kuroshio Limited Express, it is also the southern terminus of JR Central's Nanki Limited Express service to and from Nagoya.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Shingū, Kumanoshi, Matsusaka, Tsu, and Nagoya |
| 2 | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto, Shirahama, Wakayama, Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka, and Kyōto |
| 3 | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Shingū |
History[edit]
Kii-Katsuura Station opened as Katsuura Station (
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 342 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area[edit]
- Katsuura Port
- Nachi Katsuura Municipal Katsuura Elementary School
- Nachikatsuura Town Hall
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10).
朝日新聞 出版 分冊 百科 編集 部 (ed.).週刊 歴史 でめぐる鉄道 全 路線 国鉄 ・JR.週刊 朝日 百科 . Vol. 25号 紀勢本線 ・参宮 線 ・名松線 . Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21. - ^ 『'88 JR
西日本 』西日本旅客鉄道 ,1988, p.97. - ^
和歌山 県 統計 年鑑 （令 和 2年度 刊行 ） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kii-Katsuura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kii-Katsuura Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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