Kokawa Station

Kokawa Station (粉河駅, Kokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kokawa Station

粉河駅
Kokawa Station, May 2008
General information
Location870 Kokawa, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6531
Japan
Coordinates34.2710°N 135.4042°E / 34.2710; 135.4042
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) T  Wakayama Line
Distance66.0 km (41.0 mi) from Ōji
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Other information
StatusUnmanned station (automatic ticket vending machine installed)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 November 1900 (1900-11-25)
Passengers
FY2019976 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Wakayama Line
Nate   Rapid Service   Uchita
Nate   Local   Kii-Nagata
Location
Kokawa Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Kokawa Station
Kokawa Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Kokawa Station is located in Japan
Kokawa Station
Kokawa Station
Kokawa Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

Kokawa Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 66.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed, but has automatic ticket vending machines.

Platforms

1   T  Wakayama Line for Hashimoto and Gojō
2   T  Wakayama Line for Hashimoto and Gojō
for Wakayama
3   T  Wakayama Line for Wakayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Wakayama Line
Nate   Rapid Service   Uchita
Nate   Local   Kii-Nagata

History

Kokawa Station opened on November 25, 1900 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. 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 976 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding Area

  • Kokawa-dera temple (No.3 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage)
  • Kinokawa City Hall Kokawa Branch (formerly Kokawa Town Hall)
  • Wakayama Prefectural Kokawa High School
  • Kinokawa Municipal Kokawa Junior High School

See also

References

  1. 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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