Tsubaki Station Explained

Tsubaki Station
Native Name:椿駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR-West commuter rail station
Address:330-4, Tsubaki, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2326
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance:267.3km (166.1miles) from
87.1km (54.1miles) from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:2
Train Operators: West Japan Railway Company
Structure:At grade
Accessible:None
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:[1]
Former:Kii-Tsubaki (1935 - 1965)
Electrified:1978[2]
Passengers:15 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tsubaki Station
Services Collapsible:yes

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

Lines

Tsubaki Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 267.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 87.1 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

The station opened on March 29, 1935 as, and was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. 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 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

The station is located in an isolated rural area on the coast of Shirahama, surrounded by forest, and is a considerable distance from the Tsubaki neighborhood and Tsubaki onsen areas.

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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.