Kimitōge Station
Kimitōge Station 紀見峠駅 | |||||
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 Kimitōge Station building, September 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 226-2, Yagurawaki, Hashimoto-shi, Wakayama-ken 648-0098 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°21′58″N 135°36′01″E / 34.366244°N 135.600139°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Nankai Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) |  Nankai Kōya Line | ||||
| Distance | 38.6 km (24.0 miles) from Shiomibashi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Connections | |||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | NK74 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 11 March 1915 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 537 daily | ||||
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Kimitōge Station (紀見峠駅, Kimitōge-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.
Lines
[edit]Kimitōge Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 38.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 37.9 kilometers from Namba Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Nankai Kōya Line | for Kōyasan |
| 2 | ■ Nankai Kōya Line | for Nanba |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nankai Electric Railway Koya Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Koya", "Rinkan": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Amami | Express | Rinkanden'entoshi | ||
| Amami | Sub Express | Rinkanden'entoshi | ||
| Amami | Local | Rinkanden'entoshi | ||
History
[edit]Kimitōge Station opened on March 11, 1915 on the Takano Mountain Railway. The line was renamed the Osaka Takano Railway on April 30 of the same year, and part of the Nankai Railway network through mergers in 1922. The Nankai Railway was merged into the Kintetsu group in 1944 by orders of the Japanese government, and reemerged as the Nankai Railway Company in 1947.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park
- Hashimoto City Hashiramoto Elementary School
- Hashimoto City Hashiramoto Kindergarten
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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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