Kii-Uragami Station
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West Japan Railway CompanyKii-Uragami Station 紀伊浦神駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Kii-Uragami Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 375-6, Uragami, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5145 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°33′37.23″N 135°53′37.9″E / 33.5603417°N 135.893861°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 | 205.0 km (127.4 miles) from Kameyama 24.8 km (15.4 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 | 11 December 1936[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 9 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Uragami Station (紀伊浦神駅, Kii-Uragami-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kii-Uragami Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 205.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 24.8 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform connected go the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe, and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Shimosato | Local | Kii-Tahara | ||
History
Kii-Uragami 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 9 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Tamanoura fishing village
- Japan National Route 42
