Kinokawa Station

Location
	Kinokawa Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Kinokawa Station Kinokawa Station (Japan)

Kinokawa Station

紀ノ川駅
Kinokawa Station; 紀ノ川駅
	Kinokawa Station in November 2004
General information
Location	162-3, Ichishōji, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8464; Japan
Coordinates	34°15′17.83″N 135°9′56.83″E / 34.2549528°N 135.1657861°E
Operated by	Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	Nankai Main Line; Kada Line;
Distance	61.6 km from Nanba
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	NK44
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 22, 1898
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Wakayama-Kitaguchi Station (to 1903)
Passengers
2019	2,786 daily
Location
Location
	Kinokawa Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Kinokawa Station Kinokawa Station (Japan)

Kinokawa Station (紀ノ川駅, Kinokawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.^[1]

Lines

Kinokawa Station is served by the Nankai Main Line and is 61.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nanba. It is also the official terminus of the 9.6 kilometer Kada Line, however most trains continue the remaining 2.6 kilometers to terminate at Wakayamashi.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge.

Platforms

1	■ Nankai Line, Kada Line	for Wakayamashi
2	■ Nankai Line	for Namba and Kansai Airport
2	■ Kada Line	for Kada

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Nankai Main Line
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai) (NK43)	Local		Wakayamashi (NK45)
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai) (NK43)	Sub. Express		Wakayamashi (NK45)
Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Southern": Does not stop at this station
Kada Line
Wakayamashi (NK45)	-	Higashi-Matsue (NK44-1)

History

Kinokawa Station opened on October 22, 1898 as Wakayama-Kitaguchi Station (和歌山北口駅).^[2] It was renamed March 21, 1903.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2786 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Wakayama Prefectural Wakayama Kita High School Station East

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 紀ノ川駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017. Kinokawa 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

Media related to Kinokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[nankaiweb-1] 紀ノ川駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017. Kinokawa Station

[terada2013-2] 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.

[Wakayama2019stats-3] 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.

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