Tsubaki Station
Tsubaki Station 椿駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tsubaki Station in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 330-4, Tsubaki, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2326 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°36′35.42″N 135°24′13.76″E / 33.6098389°N 135.4038222°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 | 267.3 km (166.1 miles) from Kameyama 87.1 km (54.1 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 March 1935[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kii-Tsubaki (1935 - 1965)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 15 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Tsubaki Station (椿駅, Tsubaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Tsubaki Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 267.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 87.1 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in use. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Shirahama and Wakayama |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto, Kii-Katsuura and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kii-Hiki | Local | Kii-Tonda | ||
History
[edit]The station opened on March 29, 1935 as Kii-Tsubaki Station (紀伊椿駅), and was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1965. 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 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
[edit]The station is located in an isolated rural area on the coast of Shirahama, surrounded by forest, and is a considerable distance from the Tsubaki neighborhood and Tsubaki onsen areas.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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 Tsubaki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kii-Hiki Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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