Kire Station

Kire Station

吉礼駅
Kire Station; 吉礼駅
	Kire Station, July 2008
General information
Location	Kire, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken, 640-0351; Japan
Coordinates	34°12′12″N 135°14′10″E / 34.2034°N 135.2361°E
Operated by	Wakayama Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Kishigawa Line
Distance	6.4 km from Wakayama
Platforms	1 side platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unmanned
Station code	08
History
Opened	15 February 1916
Passengers
FY2017	446 per day
Location
	Kire Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Kire Station Kire Station (Japan)

Kire Station (吉礼駅, Kire eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway.

Lines[edit]

Kire Station is served by the Kishigawa Line, and is located 6.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Wakayama Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations[edit]

«		Service	»
Kishigawa Line
Okazakimae		Local	Idakiso

History[edit]

Kire Station opened on February 15, 1916. The station building was demolished in 1998.

Passenger statistics[edit]

Ridership per day ^[1]
Year	Ridership
2011	596
2012	592
2013	625
2014	625
2015	476
2016	452
2017	446

Surrounding Area[edit]

Sando Elementary School, Wakayama City
Wakayama City Hall Nishiyama East Branch
Wakayama Shin-Ai Women's Junior College

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Kire Station at Wikimedia Commons
Kire Station timetable

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[mlit-1] "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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