Shimizuura Station (冷水浦駅, Shimizuura-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shimizuura Station 冷水浦駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shimizuura Station, February 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 318-8 Shimizu-cho, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 642-0035 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°08′31″N 135°11′38″E / 34.1419°N 135.1940°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 | 367.7 km (228.5 mi) from Kameyama 187.5 km (116.5 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1938[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 87 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Shimizuura Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture  Shimizuura Station Shimizuura Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Shimizuura Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 367.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 187.5 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. There is no station building. 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 | ||||
| Kamogō | Local | Kainan | ||
History edit
Shimizuura Station opened on December 15, 1938. It was relocated 400 meters towards Wakayama on September 1, 1961. 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 edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 87 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area edit
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.
- ^ 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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