Kuroe Station
Kuroe Station 黒江駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Station building, June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 608-5 Okada Yokoyama, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 642-0012 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°10′13″N 135°12′36″E / 34.1704°N 135.2101°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 | 372.3 km (231.3 miles) from Kameyama 192.1 km (119.4 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1966[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 2527 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kuroe Station (黒江駅, Kuroe-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]Kuroe Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 372.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 192.1 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
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 | ||||
| Kainan | Local | Kimiidera | ||
| Kainan | Rapid | Kimiidera | ||
History
[edit]Kuroe Station opened on November 1, 1966. 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 2527 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
[edit]- Chiben Gakuen Wakayama Elementary School / Junior High School / High School
- Kimiidera Park
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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