Kimitōge Station

Kimitōge Station (紀見峠駅, Kimitōge-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.

Kimitōge Station

紀見峠駅
Kimitōge Station building, September 2008
General information
Location226-2, Yagurawaki, Hashimoto-shi, Wakayama-ken 648-0098
Japan
Coordinates34°21′58″N 135°36′01″E
Operated by Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s) Nankai Kōya Line
Distance38.6 km (24.0 mi) from Shiomibashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
    Other information
    StatusUnstaffed
    Station codeNK74
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    Opened11 March 1915 (1915-03-11)
    Passengers
    FY2019537 daily
    Location
    Kimitōge Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
    Kimitōge Station
    Kimitōge Station
    Location within Wakayama Prefecture
    Kimitōge Station is located in Japan
    Kimitōge Station
    Kimitōge Station
    Kimitōge Station (Japan)

    Lines

    Kimitōge Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 38.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 37.9 kilometers from Namba Station.

    Station layout

    The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

    Platforms
    1 ■ Nankai Kōya Line for Kōyasan
    2 ■ Nankai Kōya Line for Nanba

    Adjacent stations
    « Service »
    Nankai Electric Railway Koya Line
    Limited Express "Koya", "Rinkan": Does not stop at this station
    Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
    Amami   Express   Rinkanden'entoshi
    Amami   Sub Express   Rinkanden'entoshi
    Amami   Local   Rinkanden'entoshi

    History

    Kimitōge Station opened on March 11, 1915 on the Takano Mountain Railway. The line was renamed the Osaka Takano Railway on April 30 of the same year, and part of the Nankai Railway network through mergers in 1922. The Nankai Railway was merged into the Kintetsu group in 1944 by orders of the Japanese government, and reemerged as the Nankai Railway Company in 1947.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

    Surrounding area

    See also

    References
    1. 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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