Kii Station

Kii Station

紀伊駅
Kii Station; 紀伊駅
JR-West commuter rail station
	Kii Station, May 2008
General information
Location	441 Kitano-cho, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6331; Japan
Coordinates	34.2692°N 135.2461°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	R Hanwa Line
Distance	53.3 km (33.1 mi) from Tennōji
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JR-R51
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 June 1930[1]
Passengers
FY2019	3882 daily
Services
Hanwa Line
	Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Location
	Kii Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Kii Station Kii Station (Japan)

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

Lines

Kii Station is served by the Hanwa Line, and is located 53.3 kilometers from the northern terminus of the line at Tennōji.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2	■ R Hanwa Line	for Wakayama
3, 4	■ R Hanwa Line	for Hineno and Tennōji

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR West
Hanwa Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Yamanakadani	Local	Musota
Yamanakadani	Regional Rapid Service (southbound only)	Musota
Yamanakadani	Kishuji Rapid Service	Musota
Izumi-Sunagawa	Kishuji Rapid Service (part of trains in the morning)	Musota
Izumi-Sunagawa	Rapid Service	Musota
Izumi-Sunagawa	Direct Rapid Service	Musota

History

Kii Station opened on 16 June 1930. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kii being assigned station number JR-R51.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3882 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding Area

Wakayama City Kii Elementary School
Wakayama City Kii Junior High School
Wakayama Prefectural Kii Cosmos Support School
Ueno temple ruins

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.
"近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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.

External links

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Kii Station Official Site

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[sone25-1] 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] "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[3] "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[Wakayama2019stats-4] 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.