Kii-Tahara Station
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West Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway CompanyKii-Tahara Station 紀伊田原駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Tahara Station | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 219, Tahara, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-4112 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°32′11.55″N 135°52′5.59″E / 33.5365417°N 135.8682194°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 209.0 km (129.9 miles) from Kameyama 28.8 km (17.9 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 December 1936[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 14 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Tahara Station (紀伊田原駅, Kii-Tahara-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-Tahara Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 209.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 28.8 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe, and Wakayama |
| 2,3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū |
History
Kii-Tahara Station opened on December 11, 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 14 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Kushimoto Town Tahara Elementary School
- Konoha Shrine
- Tawara beach
