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Wakayama Station (和歌山駅, Wakayama-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway.
Wakayama Station
和歌山駅 | |||||
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Wakayama Station, December 2008
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| General information | |||||
| Location | 61, Misonocho 5-chome, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°13′56″N 135°11′28″E / 34.232126°N 135.191145°E / 34.232126; 135.191145 | ||||
| Operated by |
 Wakayama Electric Railway | ||||
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| Platforms | 2 side + 3 island platforms | ||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 28 February 1924 (1924-02-28) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 18,258 daily (JR) 4346 daily (Wakayama) | ||||
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Wakayama Station is the western terminus of the 87.5 kilometer Wakayama Line for Ōji and the 380.9 kilometer Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kameyama and the southern terminus of the 61.3 kilometer Hanwa Line for Tennoji. It is also the western terminal of the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, and is located 14.3 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Kishi Station.
The station has two side platforms and three island platforms, serving a total of eight ground-level tracks. The platforms are connected by means of a footbridge and an underground passage.
| 1 | ■ W Limited Express from the Kinokuni Line | "Kuroshio" for Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka, Kyōto |
| ■ R Hanwa Line | for Hineno, Otori and Tennōji Change trains at Hineno for Kansai Airport | |
| 2, 3 | ■ R Hanwa Line | for Hineno, Otori and Tennōji (local trains, rapid service) Change trains at Hineno for Kansai Airport |
| 4 | ■ W Limited Express to the Kinokuni Line | "Kuroshio" for Shirahama and Shingū |
| 4, 5 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Kii-Tanabe |
| ■ R Hanwa Line | for Hineno, Otori and Tennōji (rapid service (partly)) Change trains at Hineno for Kansai Airport | |
| 7 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Kokawa, Hashimoto and Gojō |
| 8 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kiwa and Wakayamashi |
| 9 | ■ Wakayama Railway Kishigawa Line | for Kōtsū Center Mae and Kishi |
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Kisei Line for Miyamae and Gobo (Kinokuni Line) | ||||
| Miyamae | Local (including rapid and direct rapid on Hanwa Line) |
Kii-Nakanoshima or Musota (Hanwa Line) or Kiwa(Wakayamashi-bound) | ||
| Kimiidera | Rapid | Musota (Hanwa Line) | ||
| Kainan | Limited Express Kuroshio | Hanwa Line | ||
| Tennoji (JR-R20) | West Express Ginga | Kushimoto Kainan (One-way Operation) | ||
| JR West Kisei Line for Wakayamashi | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Kiwa | ||
| JR West Hanwa Line | ||||
| Kii-Nakanoshima | Local | Terminus | ||
| Kii-Nakanoshima | Regional Rapid (terminating only) | Terminus | ||
| Kii-Nakanoshima | Kishuji Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Musota | Kishuji Rapid (some morning trains) | Terminus | ||
| Musota | Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Musota | Direct Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Izumi-Sunagawa | Limited Express Kuroshio | Kisei Line | ||
| JR West Wakayama Line | ||||
| Tainose | Local | Terminus | ||
| Iwade | Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Wakayama Railway Kishigawa Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Tanakaguchi | ||
Wakayama Station opened on 28 February 1924.
In fiscal 2019, the JR West station was used by an average of 18,258 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) and the Wakayama Electric Railway portion by 4,346 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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