Nachi Station

Nachi Station (那智駅, Nachi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Nachi-eki

那智駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Nachi Station
Nachi Station, August 2005
General information
Location382, Hamanomiya, Nachikatsuura-machi, Wakayama-ken 649-5314
Japan
Coordinates33°38′38.69″N 135°56′11.57″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance193.0 km (119.9 mi) from Kameyama
12.8 km (8.0 mi) from Shingū
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened4 December 1912 (1912-12-04)[1]
Electrified1978
Passengers
FY201927 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Ukui
Toward Shingū
  Local   Kii-Temma
Toward Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
Location
Nachi Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Nachi Station
Nachi Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Nachi Station is located in Japan
Nachi Station
Nachi Station
Nachi Station (Japan)

Lines

Nachi Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 193.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 12.8 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is painted red and white and is designed to imitate a Shinto shrine, as the shrine is the gateway to the Kumano Nachi Taisha. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Kisei Main Line for Shingū
2  Kisei Main Line for Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Nanki: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Ukui   Local   Kii-Temma

History

Nachi Station opened on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the current station building was completed in December 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 27 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding Area

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. 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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