Wakayamakō Station (和歌山港駅, Wakayamakō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.[1]
Line
Wakayamakō Station is the terminus of the Wakayamako Line, and has the station number "NK45-1".[1] It is located 2.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Wakayamashi and is 67.0 kilometers from Nanba.
Layout
The station has one elevated island platform.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Wakayamako Line, Nankai Main Line | for Wakayamashi, Kansai Airport and Namba |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakayamakō Line | ||||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Local | Terminus | ||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Express | Terminus | ||
| Wakayamashi (NK45) | Limited Express Southern | Terminus | ||
History
Wakayamakō Station opened on March 6, 1971.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 478 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Kinokawa River
- Kao Wakayama Plant / Wakayama Research Institute
- Wakayama Port Office, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kinki Transportation Bureau Wakayama Transportation Bureau Main Government Building
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Nankai Electric Railway (28 January 2017). 和歌山港駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Wakayama Port Station
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)