Yamato-Shinjō Station (大和新庄駅, Yamato-shinjō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Yamato-Shinjō Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 14.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji.

Station layout

The station is an above-ground station with one side platform and is conncted to a small station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]

History

Yamato-Shinjō Station opened as Shinjō Station (新庄駅) on 10 May 1894 on the Nanwa Railway . The Nanwa Railway was taken over by the Kansai Railway on 9 December 1904, which was then nationalized on 1 October 1907. The station name was changed to its present name on 11 September 1915. 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 2022, the station was used by an average of 312 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding Area

See also

References

  1. ^ "大和新庄駅" [Yamato-Shinjō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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