Miyamae Station Explained

Miyamae Station
Native Name:宮前駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-4 Kitanakajima, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 641-0008
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance:378.8km (235.4miles) from
198.6km (123.4miles) from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Train Operators: West Japan Railway Company
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:[1]
Electrified:1978[2]
Passengers:1667 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Miyamae Station
Services Collapsible:yes

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

Lines

Miyamae Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 378.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 198.6 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms. There is no station building and no connection between the platforms within the station. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Miyamae Station opened on February 15, 1945 as the . It was elevated to a full station on April 1, 1955. 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. The current station building was completed in September 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1667 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. 19–21.
  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.