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Kii-Uragami Station

Railway station in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

33°33′37.23″N 135°53′37.9″E / 33.5603417°N 135.893861°E / 33.5603417; 135.893861Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)Distance205.0 km (127.4 mi) from Kameyama
24.8 km (15.4 mi) from ShingūPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNoneOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened11 December 1936 (1936-12-11)^[1]Electrified1978^[2]PassengersFY20199 daily

Services

Preceding station		JR-West		Following station
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Shimosato Toward Kii-Katsuura and Shingū		Local		Kii-Tahara Toward Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama

Location
Kii-Uragami Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kii-Uragami Station Kii-Uragami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kii-Uragami Station (紀伊浦神駅, Kii-Uragami-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Uragami Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 205.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 24.8 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected go the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kushimoto, Kii-Tanabe, and Wakayama
2	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kii-Katsuura and Shingū

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Shimosato	Local	Kii-Tahara

History

Kii-Uragami Station opened on December 11, 1936. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 9 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Tamanoura fishing village
Japan National Route 42

References

^ 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. 18–21.
^ 『'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.