Hirokawa Beach Station (広川ビーチ駅, Hirokawa Biichi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Hirogawa, Arida District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Hirokawa Beach Station 広川ビーチ駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hirokawa Beach Station in April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 971-1 Yamamoto, Hirogawa-cho, Arida-gun, Wakayama-ken 643-0072 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°00′48″N 135°09′46″E / 34.0132°N 135.1629°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 341.3 km (212.1 mi) from Kameyama 161.1 km (100.1 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 March 1993[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 197 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Hirokawa Beach Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 341.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 161.1 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kii-Yura | Local | Yuasa | ||
History edit
Hirokawa Beach Station opened on 14 March 1993.[3]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding Area edit
- Hirogawa Municipal Minamihiro Elementary School
- Nishihiro Beach
- Kashinaga Beach
- Kumano Kodo
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ 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 edit
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