Kii-Arita Station
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West Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway CompanyKii-Arita Station 紀伊有田駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Arita Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 469, Arita, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-3514 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°29′27.11″N 135°44′10.24″E / 33.4908639°N 135.7361778°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 227.6 km (141.4 miles) from Kameyama 47.4 km (29.5 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 August 1940[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 6 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Arita Station (紀伊有田駅, Kii-Arita-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kii-Arita Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 227.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 47.4 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a crosswalk. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
History
Kii-Arita Station opened on August 8, 1940. 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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
National Route 42- Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Nishi Elementary School
- Kushimoto Marine Park
