Kii-Hiki Station
Railway station in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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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).
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West Japan Railway CompanyKii-Hiki Station 紀伊日置駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Hiki Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 159, Yata, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2522 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′6.1″N 135°27′28.89″E | |||||||||||||||||
| System | JR-West commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 261.2 km (162.3 miles) from Kameyama 81.0 km (50.3 miles) 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1936[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 72 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Lines
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
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 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
History
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Hiki River
- Shirahama Municipal Atagi Elementary School
- Shirahama Town Hall Hiokigawa Office (formerly Hiokigawa Town Hall)
National Route 42
