Kii-Hiki Station
Kii-Hiki Station 紀伊日置駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Hiki Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 159, Yata, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2522 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′6.1″N 135°27′28.89″E / 33.585028°N 135.4580250°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 | 261.2 km (162.3 mi) from Kameyama 81.0 km (50.3 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 30 October 1936[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 72 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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  Kii-Hiki Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture  Kii-Hiki Station Kii-Hiki Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||
Kii-Hiki Station (紀伊日置駅, Kii-Hiki-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[edit]
Kii-Hiki Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 261.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 81.0 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Susami and Shingū |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama |
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Susami | Local | Tsubaki | ||
History[edit]
Kii-Hiki Station opened on October 30, 1936. 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 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area[edit]
- Hiki River
- Shirahama Municipal Atagi Elementary School
- Shirahama Town Hall Hiokigawa Office (formerly Hiokigawa Town Hall)
National Route 42
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-Hiki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kii-Hiki Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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