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Shirahama Station

Coordinates: 33°40′33.06″N 135°23′13.97″E / 33.6758500°N 135.3872139°E / 33.6758500; 135.3872139
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Shirahama Station

白浜しらはまえき
JR-West commuter rail station
Shirahama Station in December 2013
Shirahama Station in December 2013
General information
Location1475, Katata, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2201
Japan
Coordinates33°40′33.06″N 135°23′13.97″E / 33.6758500°N 135.3872139°E / 33.6758500; 135.3872139
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance275.4 km (171.1 mi) from Kameyama
95.2 km (59.2 mi) from Shingū
Platforms1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
Tracks4
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1933 (1933-12-20)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Previous namesShirahamaguchi (1933 - 1965)[1]
Passengers
FY2019709 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Kii-Tonda
Toward Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū
  Local   Asso
Toward Wakayama, Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka, and Kyōto
Location
Shirahama Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Shirahama Station
Shirahama Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Shirahama Station is located in Japan
Shirahama Station
Shirahama Station
Shirahama Station (Japan)

Shirahama Station (白浜しらはまえき, Shirahama-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).

Lines

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Shirahama Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 275.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 95.2 kilometers from Shingū. Limited express trains named "Kuroshio" stop at this station and part of those return to Shin-Osaka and Kyoto.

Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge with escalators. The side platform has a cut-out, forming a partial bay platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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0  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) part of limited express trains "Kuroshio" returning for Wakayama, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
1  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
limited express trains "Kuroshio" for Wakayama, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
for Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingu
2  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū
3  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) part of limited express trains "Kuroshio" for Wakayama, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
for Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū (only one local train every day)

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Susami
(One-way Operation)
  West Express Ginga   Kii-Tanabe
Susami   Limited Express Kuroshio   Kii-Tanabe
Kii-Tonda   Local   Asso

History

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Shirahama Station opened on December 20, 1933 as Shirahamaguchi Station (しろ浜口はまぐちえき, ]). It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. The current station building was completed on October 1, 1985. 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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. 18–21.
  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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