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Wakayamakō Station

Coordinates: 34°13′02″N 135°08′46″E / 34.217274°N 135.146076°E / 34.217274; 135.146076
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Wakayamakō Station

和歌山港駅
Wakayamakō Station sign in March 2021
General information
Other namesWakayama Port Station[1]
LocationMinato, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8404
Japan
Coordinates34°13′02″N 135°08′46″E / 34.217274°N 135.146076°E / 34.217274; 135.146076
Operated by Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s) Wakayamako Line
Distance2.6 km from Wakayamashi
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
  • Port of Wakayama
Other information
Station codeNK45-1[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 6, 1971[1]
Passengers
478 daily
Location
Wakayamakō Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayamakō Station
Wakayamakō Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Wakayamakō Station is located in Japan
Wakayamakō Station
Wakayamakō Station
Wakayamakō Station (Japan)

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

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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

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The station has one elevated island platform.

Platforms

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1, 2  Wakayamako Line, Nankai Main Line for Wakayamashi, Kansai Airport and Namba

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Wakayamakō Line
Wakayamashi (NK45)   Local   Terminus
Wakayamashi (NK45)   Express   Terminus
Wakayamashi (NK45)   Limited Express Southern   Terminus

History

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Wakayamakō Station opened on March 6, 1971.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 478 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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  • 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

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References

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  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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