Wasa Station
Wasa Station (和佐駅, Wasa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Hidakagawa, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Wasa Station 和佐駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Wasa Station in February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1426-2 Wasa, Hidakagawa-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayam-kena 649-1443 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.8974°N 135.2069°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 | 320.4 km (199.1 mi) from Kameyama 140.2 km (87.1 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 14 December 1930[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 72 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Wasa Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture  Wasa Station Wasa Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lines
Wasa Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 320.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 140.2 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Tanabe and Shingū |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
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 | ||||
| Inahara | Rapid | Dōjōji | ||
| Inahara | Local | Dōjōji | ||
History
Wasa Station opened on December 14, 1930. 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 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Wakayama Nanryo High School
- Hidakagawa Town Tanyu Junior High School
- Wasa Elementary School, Hidakagawa Town
- Hidakagawa Municipal Ekawa 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.
