Kokawa Station

Railway station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

34°16′16″N 135°24′15″E / 34.2710°N 135.4042°E / 34.2710; 135.4042Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) T Wakayama LineDistance66.0 km (41.0 mi) from Ōji Platforms1 side + 1 island platformsTracks3Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyOther informationStatusUnmanned station (automatic ticket vending machine installed)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 November 1900 (1900-11-25)PassengersFY2019976 daily

Services

Preceding station	JR-West	Following station
Wakayama Line
Nate	Rapid Service	Uchita
Nate	Local	Kii-Nagata

Location
Kokawa Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kokawa Station Kokawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kokawa Station (粉河駅, Kokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kokawa Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 66.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unstaffed, but has automatic ticket vending machines.

Platforms

1	■ T Wakayama Line	for Hashimoto and Gojō
2	■ T Wakayama Line	for Hashimoto and Gojō for Wakayama
3	■ T Wakayama Line	for Wakayama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Wakayama Line
Nate	Rapid Service	Uchita
Nate	Local	Kii-Nagata

History

Kokawa Station opened on November 25, 1900 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. 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.