Kii-Tanabe Station

Railway station in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

33°44′02″N 135°23′01″E / 33.7338°N 135.3837°E / 33.7338; 135.3837Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)Distance285.4 km (177.3 mi) from Kameyama
105.2 km (65.4 mi) from ShingūPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks2Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened8 November 1932 (1932-11-08)^[1]Electrified1978^[2]PassengersFY20191364 daily

Services

Preceding station		JR-West		Following station
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Asso Toward Susami and Shingū		Local		Kii-Tanabe Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama

Location
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Kii-Tanabe Station (紀伊田辺駅, Kii-Tanabe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Tanabe Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 285.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 105.2 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Wakayama, Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
2	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Shirahama, Kushimoto and Shingū
3	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Gobō and Wakayama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Shirahama (One-way Operation)	West Express Ginga	Kainan
Shirahama	Limited Express Kuroshio	Minabe or Gobo
Terminus	Rapid	Haya
Kii-Shinjō	Local	Haya

History

Kii-Tanabe Station opened on November 8, 1932. 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 1364 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Tanabe City Tourist Center
Kii-Tanabe station square shopping street
Tanabe City Hall
Wakayama District Court Tanabe Branch
Tokei Shrine

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. 19–21.
^ 『'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.