Wakayamakō Station
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Wakayamakō Station 和歌山港駅 | |||||
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.jpg) Wakayamakō Station sign in March 2021 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Wakayama Port Station[1] | ||||
| Location | Minato, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8404 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°13′02″N 135°08′46″E / 34.217274°N 135.146076°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Nankai Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) |  Wakayamako Line | ||||
| Distance | 2.6 km from Wakayamashi | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NK45-1[1] | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 6, 1971[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 478 daily | |||||
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Wakayamakō Station (和歌山港駅, Wakayamakō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.[1]
Line
[edit]Wakayamakō Station is the terminus of the Wakayamako Line, and has the station number "NK45-1".[1] It is located 2.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Wakayamashi and is 67.0 kilometers from Nanba.
Layout
[edit]The station has one elevated island platform.
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ Wakayamako Line, Nankai Main Line | for Wakayamashi, Kansai Airport and Namba |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Wakayamakō Line | ||||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Local | Terminus | ||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Express | Terminus | ||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Limited Express Southern | Terminus | ||
History
[edit]Wakayamakō Station opened on March 6, 1971.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 478 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kinokawa River
- Kao Wakayama Plant / Wakayama Research Institute
- Wakayama Port Office, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kinki Transportation Bureau Wakayama Transportation Bureau Main Government Building
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Nankai Electric Railway (28 January 2017). 和歌山港駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Wakayama Port Station
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 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
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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