Kushimoto Station

Railway station in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

33°28′31.74″N 135°46′54.88″E / 33.4754833°N 135.7819111°E / 33.4754833; 135.7819111Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)Distance221.8 km (137.8 mi) from Kameyama
41.6 km (25.8 mi) from ShingūPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyBus standsyesConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 December 1936 (1936-12-11)^[1]Electrified1978^[2]PassengersFY2019328 daily

Services

Preceding station		JR-West		Following station
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Kii-Hime Toward Kii-Katsuura and Shingū		Local		Kii-Arita Toward Shirahama, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama

Location
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Kushimoto Station (串本駅, Kushimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the southernmost railway station on Honshū.

Lines

Kushimoto Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 221.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 41.6 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Shirahama, Kii-Tanabe, Wakayama, Shin-Ōsaka and Kyōto
2	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	forShirahama, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
2	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū
3	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Kii-Katsuura (Shingū bound trains) Koza (Kyōto bound trains)	West Express Ginga	Wakayama (Shingū bound trains) Susami (Kyōto bound trains)
Koza	Limited Express Kuroshio	Susami
Kii-Hime	Local	Kii-Arita

History

Kushimoto Station opened on December 11, 1936. The current station building was completed in December 1979. 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 328 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Kushimoto Town Hall
Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Elementary School
Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Junior High School
Kushimoto Municipal Hospital
Wakayama Prefectural Kushimoto High School
Kushimoto Town Cultural Center

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. 18–21.
^ 『'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.