Kii-Sano Station Explained

Kii-Sano-eki
Native Name:紀伊佐野駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR-West commuter rail station
Address:9-2, Sano 3-chome, Shingū-shi, Wakayama-ken 647-0071
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.68°N 135.9708°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance:186.6km (115.9miles) from
6.4km (04miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Train Operators: West Japan Railway Company
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Website:http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622040
Opened:[1]
Electrified:1978
Former:Sanomura (to 1934); Akitsuno (to 1942)
Passengers:229 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kii-Sano Station
Services Collapsible:yes

is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Sano Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 186.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 6.4 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Kii-Sano Station opened as on the Shingu Railway on March 1, 1913, and was upgraded to a full station named on April 17, 1913. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the station was renamed . It was renamed again to its present name on April 1, 1942. In August 1945, the Tomoegawa Paper Mill Shingu Factory began operation, with a freight spur line to this station. 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 (JR West) and the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Freight operations were terminated from March 16, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding Area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sone, Satoru. ja: 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.. 週刊朝日百科. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. 2010-01-10. 18–21.
  2. Web site: https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/020300/d00206820.html. ja:和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行). Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook. 2020. Wakayama Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.