Kii-Yura Station
Kii-Yura Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Yura Station in July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 466-2 Sato, Yura-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-1111 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′08″N 135°07′43″E / 33.9689°N 135.1285°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 334.5 km (207.8 mi) from Kameyama 154.3 km (95.9 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 October 1928[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 308 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Yura Station (
Lines[edit]
Kii-Yura Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 334.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 154.3 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
| 2, 3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Gobō | Rapid | Yuasa | ||
| Kii-Uchihara | Local | Hirokawa Beach | ||
History[edit]
Kii-Yura Station opened on October 28, 1928. 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.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 308 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area[edit]
National Route 42- Kokokuji Temple
- Yura Town Hall
- Shirasaki Marine Park
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. 19–21. - ^ 『'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-Yura Station at Wikimedia Commons
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