Kii-Yura Station 紀伊由良駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kii-Yura Station in July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 466-2 Sato, Yura-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-1111 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′08″N 135°07′43″E / 33.9689°N 135.1285°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 | 334.5 km (207.8 mi) from Kameyama 154.3 km (95.9 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 October 1928[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 308 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Kii-Yura Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture  Kii-Yura Station Kii-Yura Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kii-Yura Station (紀伊由良駅, Kii-Yura-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Yura, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Kii-Yura Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 334.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 154.3 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
| 2, 3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
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 | ||||
| Gobō | Rapid | Yuasa | ||
| Kii-Uchihara | Local | Hirokawa Beach | ||
History
Kii-Yura Station opened on October 28, 1928. 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 308 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
National Route 42- Kokokuji Temple
- Yura Town Hall
- Shirasaki Marine Park
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 Kii-Yura Station at Wikimedia Commons