Nichizengū Station | |
Native Name: | 日前宮駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Arie, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken, 640-8316 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.2265°N 135.2018°W |
Operator: | Wakayama Electric Railway |
Line: | Kishigawa Line |
Distance: | 1.4 km from |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Structure: | At-grade |
Status: | Unmanned |
Code: | 03 |
Former: | Akitsuki (to 1933) |
Passengers: | 730 per day[1] |
Pass Year: | FY2017 |
Map Type: | Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nichizengū Station |
is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway. The station is named after the nearby Hinokuma Shrine, which is also alternatively pronounced as "Nichizengū".[2]
Nichizengū Station is served by the Kishigawa Line, and is located 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Wakayama Station.
The station consists of one island platform with a level crossing. There is no station building and the station is unattended.
Nichizengū Station opened on February 15, 1916 as . It was renamed to its present name in 1933.
Ridership per day | ||
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Year | Ridership | |
2011 | 592 | |
2012 | 587 | |
2013 | 628 | |
2014 | 620 | |
2015 | 777 | |
2016 | 738 | |
2017 | 730 |