Shimoisaka Station (下井阪駅, Shimoisaka-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shimoisaka Station 下井阪駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shimoisaka Station, October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 551-1 Shimoisaka-chō Imou, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6426 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°15′44″N 135°20′25″E / 34.2622°N 135.3403°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | T Wakayama Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 72.0 km (44.7 mi) from Ōji | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 July 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 433 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Shimoisaka Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 72.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a weather shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Wakayama Line | ||||
| Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Uchita | Local | Iwade | ||
History edit
Shimoisaka Station opened on July 15, 1938. 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 433 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding Area edit
- Kinki University Wakayama Campus (Faculty of Biophysical Engineering)
- Kii Kokubun-ji ruins
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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
Media related to Shimoisaka Station at Wikimedia Commons
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