Kirime Station
Kirime Station 切目駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kirime Station in July 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1039-2 Shimada, Inami-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-1527 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′49″N 135°14′28″E / 33.7969°N 135.2412°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 | 305.5 km (189.8 miles) from Kameyama 125.3 km (77.9 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 September 1931[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 60 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirime Station (切目駅, Kirime-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Inami, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Kirime Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 305.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 125.3 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platform s connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Tanabe and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Iwashiro | Rapid | Inami | ||
| Iwashiro | Local | Inami | ||
History
Kirime Station opened on September 21, 1931. 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 60 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
National Route 42- Kirime Elementary School
- Inami Municipal Kirime Junior High School
- Kirime Post Office
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. 19–21.
- ^ 『'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. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Kirime Station at Wikimedia Commons
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