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Wakayamakō Station
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Wakayamakō Station (和歌山港駅, Wakayamakō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.[1]
Wakayamakō Station 和歌山港駅 | |
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Wakayamakō Station sign in March 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Wakayama Port Station[1] |
| Location | Minato, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8404 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°13′02″N 135°08′46″E / 34.217274°N 135.146076°E |
| Operated by | Nankai Electric Railway |
| Line(s) | Wakayamako Line |
| Distance | 2.6 km from Wakayamashi |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | NK45-1[1] |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | March 6, 1971[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 478 daily | |
| Location | |
Wakayamakō Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Wakayamakō Station Wakayamakō Station (Japan) | |
Line edit
Wakayamakō Station is the terminus of the Wakayamako Line, and has the station number "NK45-1".[1] It is located 2.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Wakayamashi and is 67.0 kilometers from Nanba.
Layout edit
The station has one elevated island platform.
Platforms edit
| 1, 2 | ■ Wakayamako Line, Nankai Main Line | for Wakayamashi, Kansai Airport and Namba |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakayamakō Line | ||||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Local | Terminus | ||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Express | Terminus | ||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Limited Express Southern | Terminus | ||
History edit
Wakayamakō Station opened on March 6, 1971.[2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 478 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Kinokawa River
- Kao Wakayama Plant / Wakayama Research Institute
- Wakayama Port Office, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kinki Transportation Bureau Wakayama Transportation Bureau Main Government Building
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Nankai Electric Railway (28 January 2017). 和歌山港駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Wakayama Port Station
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wakayamako Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)