Kii-Temma Station Explained

Kii-Temma-eki
Native Name:紀伊天満駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR-West commuter rail station
Address:415-3, Temma, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5331
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance:193.9km (120.5miles) from
13.78km (08.56miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Train Operators: West Japan Railway Company
Structure:At grade
Accessible:None
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:[1]
Former:Nachiguchi (1912 - 1917)
Temma (1917 - 1934)
Electrified:1978[2]
Passengers:42 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kii-Temma Station
Services Collapsible:yes

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).

Lines

Kii-Temma Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 193.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 13.7 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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History

Kii-Temma Station opened as on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. On December 4, 1917, the name was changed to . The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, at which time the name was changed to its present name. 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 42 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

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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. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
  3. 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.