Kii-Arita Station (紀伊有田駅,Kii-Arita-eki) is a passengerrailway station in located in the town ofKushimoto,Higashimuro District,Wakayama Prefecture,Japan, operated byWest Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kii-Arita Station 紀伊有田駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Kii-Arita Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 469, Arita, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-3514 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°29′27.11″N135°44′10.24″E / 33.4908639°N 135.7361778°E /33.4908639; 135.7361778 | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 227.6 km (141.4 miles) fromKameyama 47.4 km (29.5 miles) fromShingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 August 1940 (1940-08-08)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 6 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKii-Arita Station is served by theKisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 227.6 kilometers from theterminus of the line atKameyama Station and 47.4 kilometers fromShingū.
Station layout
editThe station consists of oneisland platform connected to the station building by a crosswalk. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | forKii-Tanabe andWakayama |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | forKushimoto 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 | ||||
| Kushimoto | Local | Tanami | ||
History
editKii-Arita Station opened on August 8, 1940. With the privatization of theJapan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
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National Route 42- Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Nishi Elementary School
- Kushimoto Marine Park [ja]
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. 18–21.
- ^『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- ^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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Media related toKii-Arita Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kii-Arita Station (West Japan Railway)(in Japanese)
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