Kii-Temma Station
Kii-Temma-eki 紀伊天満駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Temma Station, August 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 415-3, Temma, Nachikatsuura-machi, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5331 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′12.13″N 135°56′4.5″E / 33.6367028°N 135.934583°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 | 193.9 km (120.5 miles) from Kameyama 13.78 km (8.56 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 December 1912[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Nachiguchi (1912 - 1917) Temma (1917 - 1934) | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 42 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Kii-Temma Station (紀伊天満駅, Kii-Temma-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
[edit]Kii-Temma Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 193.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 13.7 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | 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 | ||||
| Nachi | Local | Kii-Katsuura | ||
History
[edit]Kii-Temma Station opened as Nachiguchi Station (那智口駅) on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. On December 4, 1917, the name was changed to Tenma Station (天満駅) . The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, at which time the name was changed to its present name.[citation needed] 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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 42 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
[edit]- Nachi beach
- Nachikatsuura Municipal Nachi Junior High School
- Nachi Tenma Post Office
- Nachikatsuura Town Gymnasium
- Nachikatsuura Town Hot Spring Hospital
See also
[edit]References
[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. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Kii-Temma Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kii-Temma Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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