Asso Station 朝来駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Asso Station on 5 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 136, Asso, Kamitonda-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2105 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°41′46.38″N 135°25′3.33″E / 33.6962167°N 135.4175917°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 279.7 km (173.8 mi) from Kameyama 99.5 km (61.8 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 20 December 1933[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 224 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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  Asso Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture  Asso Station Asso Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||
Asso Station (朝来駅, Asso-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kamitonda, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Asso Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 279.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 99.5 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Susami and Shingū |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Shirahama and Wakayama |
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 | ||||
| Shirahama | Local | Kii-Shinjō | ||
History
Asso Station opened on December 20, 1933. 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 224 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
- Kamitonda Town Hall
- Wakayama Prefectural Kumano High School
- Kamitonda Municipal Kamitonda Junior High School
- Kamitonda Municipal Asso Elementary School
National Route 42
National Route 311
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 Asso Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Asso Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)