Nachi Station
Nachi-eki 那智駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Nachi Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 382, Hamanomiya, Nachikatsuura-machi, Wakayama-ken 649-5314 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′38.69″N 135°56′11.57″E / 33.6440806°N 135.9365472°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 193.0 km (119.9 miles) from Kameyama 12.8 km (8.0 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 4 December 1912[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 27 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Nachi Station (那智駅, Nachi-eki) 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
Nachi Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 193.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 12.8 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is painted red and white and is designed to imitate a Shinto shrine, as the shrine is the gateway to the Kumano Nachi Taisha. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Shingū |
| 2 | ■ Kisei Main Line | for Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Nanki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ukui | Local | Kii-Temma | ||
History
Nachi Station opened on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the current station building was completed in December 1936. 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 27 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding Area
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Nachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nachi Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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