Yukawa Station Explained

Yukawa
Native Name:湯川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1596, Nikō, Nachikatsuura Town, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture 649-5338
Country:Japan
Line: (Kisei Line)
Distance: from
from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Accessible:None
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:[1]
Electrified:1978[2]
Passengers:6 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Wakayama Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yukawa Station

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

Yukawa Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 197.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 17.6 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Yukawa Station was opened on July 18, 1935. 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 6 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

See also

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. 『'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.