Shimizuura Station
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West Japan Railway CompanyShimizuura Station 冷水浦駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Shimizuura Station, February 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 318-8 Shimizu-cho, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 642-0035 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°08′31″N 135°11′38″E / 34.1419°N 135.1940°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 | 367.7 km (228.5 miles) from Kameyama 187.5 km (116.5 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1938[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 87 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shimizuura Station (冷水浦駅, Shimizuura-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shimizuura Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 367.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 187.5 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. There is no station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
History
Shimizuura Station opened on December 15, 1938. It was relocated 400 meters towards Wakayama on September 1, 1961. 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 87 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
