Kii-Tonda Station

Kii-Tonda Station (紀伊富田駅, Kii-Tonda-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kii-Tonda

紀伊富田駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kii-Tonda Station in 2012
Kii-Tonda Station (2012)
General information
Location609-2, Sakae, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2332
Japan
Coordinates33°39′9.94″N 135°23′36.21″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance272.5 km (169.3 mi) from Kameyama
92.3 km (57.4 mi) from Shingū
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1933 (1933-12-20)[1]
Electrified1978[2]
Passengers
FY201947 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Tsubaki
Toward Susami and Shingū
  Local   Shirahama
Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Kii-Tonda Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Tonda Station
Kii-Tonda Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Kii-Tonda Station is located in Japan
Kii-Tonda Station
Kii-Tonda Station
Kii-Tonda Station (Japan)
Kii-Tonda Station Building in 2005

Lines

Kii-Tonda Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 272.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 92.3 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1   W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Susami and Shingū
2   W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Shirahama and Wakayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Tsubaki   Local   Shirahama

History

Kii-Tonda Station opened on December 20, 1933. 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 47 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

  • Tonda River
  • Shirahama Municipal Tomita Junior High School
  • Shirahama Municipal Minami Shirahama Elementary 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. 18–21.
  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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