Kiwa Station (Wakayama) Explained

Kiwa
Native Name:紀和駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR-West commuter rail station
Address:803-1, Nakanoshima, Wakayama
Borough:Wakayama
Country:
  • Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line:Kisei Main Line
Distance:382.7km (237.8miles) from
1.8km (01.1miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Train Operators: West Japan Railway Company
Structure:At grade
Accessible:None
Website:http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622098
Opened:[1]
Former:Wakayama (1898 - 1968)
Electrified:1984
Passengers:108 daily[2]
Pass Year:2016
Services Collapsible:yes

is a railway station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

History

The station was opened in 1898 and was the original Wakayama station before Wakayamashi and the modern Wakayama stations were built.

Lines

Adjacent stations

|-!colspan=5|West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

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. 『和歌山県統計年鑑』and『和歌山県公共交通機関等資料集』