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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.

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