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Miyamae Station

Coordinates: 34°12′48″N 135°11′20″E / 34.2132°N 135.1888°E / 34.2132; 135.1888
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Miyamae Station

宮前みやまええき
Miyamae Station, November 2007
General information
Location1-4 Kitanakajima, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 641-0008
Japan
Coordinates34°12′48″N 135°11′20″E / 34.2132°N 135.1888°E / 34.2132; 135.1888
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance378.8 km (235.4 mi) from Kameyama
198.6 km (123.4 mi) from Shingū
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1955 (1955-04-01)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Passengers
FY20191667 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kimiidera   Local   Wakayama
Location
Miyamae Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Miyamae Station
Miyamae Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Miyamae Station is located in Japan
Miyamae Station
Miyamae Station
Miyamae Station (Japan)

Miyamae Station (宮前みやまええき, 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).

Lines

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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.

Station layout

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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.

Platforms

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1   W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Wakayama and Tennōji
2   W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Gobō and Shingū

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
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

History

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Miyamae Station opened on February 15, 1945 as the Miyamae Signal Box (宮前みやまえ信号しんごうじょう, 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.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1667 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

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  • Wakayama City Towa Junior High School
  • Wakayama City Miyamae Elementary School
  • Wakayama Korean Elementary and Intermediate School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞あさひしんぶん出版しゅっぱん分冊ぶんさつ百科ひゃっか編集へんしゅう (ed.). 週刊しゅうかん 歴史れきしでめぐる鉄道てつどうぜん路線ろせん 国鉄こくてつ・JR. 週刊しゅうかん朝日あさひ百科ひゃっか. Vol. 25ごう 紀勢本線きせいほんせん参宮さんぐうせん名松線めいしょうせん. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
  2. ^ 『'88 JR西日本にしにほん西日本旅客鉄道にしにほんりょかくてつどう,1988, p.97.
  3. ^ 和歌山わかやまけん統計とうけい年鑑ねんかんれい2年度ねんど刊行かんこう [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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