Kii-Miyahara Station
Kii-Miyahara Station (紀伊宮原駅, Kii-Miyahara-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kii-Miyahara Station 紀伊宮原駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Miyahara Station in July 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 336 Takigahara Miyahara-cho, Arida-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-0435 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.0782°N 135.1697°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 351.2 km (218.2 mi) from Kameyama 171.0 km (106.3 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side +1 island 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 December 1925[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 590 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Kii-Miyahara Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture  Kii-Miyahara Station Kii-Miyahara Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lines
Kii-Miyahara Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 351.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 171.0 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.
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 | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Fujinami | Local | Minoshima | ||
History
Kii-Miyahara Station opened on December 11, 1925. 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 590 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Wakayama Prefectural Minoshima High School Miyahara School Building
- Arida Municipal Bunsei Junior High School
- Arida City Miyahara Elementary School
See also
References
- 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.
- 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- 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.
