Kamogō Station
Kamogō Station 加茂郷駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Station building, March 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 45-2 Marauda, Shimotsu-cho, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-0121 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°07′33″N 135°09′35″E / 34.1257°N 135.1598°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 363.8 km (226.1 miles) from Kameyama 183.6 km (114.1 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 February 1924[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 670 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamogō Station (加茂郷駅, Kamogō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Kamogō Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 363.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 183.6 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
| 2, 3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Minoshima | Rapid | Kainan | ||
| Shimotsu | Local | Shimizuura | ||
History
[edit]Kamogō Station opened on February 28, 1924. 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 670 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
[edit]- former Shimotsu Town Hall
National Route 42- Kainan City Shimotsu Daini Junior High School
- Wakayama Prefectural Hainan High School Shimotsu Branch School
- Kainan Municipal Hainan Shimotsu High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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. 19–21.
- ^ 『'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.
External links
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