Kainan Station

Kainan Station (海南駅, Kainan-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kainan Station

海南駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kainan Station, September 2021
General information
Location187-8 Nataka, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 642-0032
Japan
Coordinates34.1545°N 135.2142°E / 34.1545; 135.2142
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance370.5 km (230.2 mi) from Kameyama
190.3 km (118.2 mi) from Shingū
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 February 1924 (1924-02-28)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Previous namesHikatamachi (to 1936)
Passengers
FY20192802 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Minoshima   Limited Express Kuroshio   Wakayama
Kamogō   Rapid   Kuroe
Shimizuura   Local   Kuroe
Location
Kainan Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kainan Station
Kainan Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Kainan Station is located in Japan
Kainan Station
Kainan Station
Kainan Station (Japan)

Lines

Kainan Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 370.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 190.3 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1,2 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Wakayama and Tennōji
3, 4 ■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Gobō and Shingū

Adjacent stations
« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Minoshima   Limited Express Kuroshio   Wakayama
Kamogō   Rapid   Kuroe
Shimizuura   Local   Kuroe

History

Kainan Station opened on February 28, 1924 as Hikatamachi Station (日方町駅). It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 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. The tracks were elevated and the station rebuilt in 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2802 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area
  • Kainan City Hall
  • Japan Post Kainan Ono Post Office
  • ainan Municipal Third Junior High School

See also

References
  1. Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
  2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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