Hirokawa Beach Station (広川ビーチ駅,Hirokawa Biichi-eki) is a passengerrailway station in located in the town ofHirogawa,Arida District,Wakayama Prefecture,Japan, operated byWest Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Hirokawa Beach Station 広川ビーチ駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-Westcommuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hirokawa Beach Station in April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 971-1 Yamamoto, Hirogawa-cho, Arida-gun, Wakayama-ken 643-0072 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°00′48″N135°09′46″E / 34.0132°N 135.1629°E /34.0132; 135.1629 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 341.3 km (212.1 miles) fromKameyama 161.1 km (100.1 miles) fromShingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 1993 (1993-03-14)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 197 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editHirokawa Beach Station is served by theKisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 341.3 kilometers from theterminus of the line atKameyama Station and 161.1 kilometers fromShingū.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposedside platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | forWakayama andTennōji |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | forGobō andShingū |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited ExpressKuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kii-Yura | Local | Yuasa | ||
History
editHirokawa Beach Station opened on 14 March 1993.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding Area
edit- Hirogawa Municipal Minamihiro Elementary School
- Nishihiro Beach
- Kashinaga Beach
- Kumano Kodo
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.).週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
- ^『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- ^"データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data](PDF).westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved7 February 2023.
- ^和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved11 August 2021.
External links
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