Wakayamashi Station

Wakayamashi Station (和歌山市駅, Wakayamashi-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway..^[1] To distinguish it from Wakayama Station (JR West, Wakayama Railway), the station is called "City Station (市駅, Shi-eki)".

Wakayamashi Station 和歌山市駅
Wakayamashi Station in October 2020
General information
Location	3-1 Nishi-Kuramaechō, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8203 Japan
Coordinates	34.236393°N 135.167048°E / 34.236393; 135.167048
Operated by	Nankai Electric Railway JR West
Line(s)	Nankai Main Line Kada Line Wakayamako Line  W  Kisei Main Line
Platforms	1 island + 3 bay platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	NK45 (Nankai)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 21 1903[1]
Passengers
FY2019	4340 daily (JR) 16,455 daily Nankai
Location Wakayamashi Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Wakayamashi Station Wakayamashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Wakayamashi Station has the Nankai station number "NK45" and is served by Nankai Electric Railways Nankai Main Line, Kada Line and Wakayamako Line. It is located 64.2 kilometers from Nanba.^[1] It is also served by the Kisei Main Line, operated by West Japan Railway Company and is 384.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kameyama and 3.3 kilometers from Wakayama

Station layout

Track Layout

The station has one ground-level island platform and three bay platforms serving six tracks, and each platform is connected by a footbridge from the ticket gates on the second floor of the station building.

Platforms

2	■ JR West Kisei Line	for Wakayama (connecting to Kinokuni Line and Wakayama Line at Wakayama)
-	■ Nankai Railway	alighting passengers only; not used for boarding
3	■ Nankai Railway Kada Line	for Kada
4, 5	■ Nankai Railway Nankai Line	for Namba (Southern limited express trains depart from platform 4) Change trains at Izumisano for Kansai Airport
	■ Nankai Railway Wakayamako Line	for Wakayamako (Southern limited express trains depart from platform 4)
6	■ Nankai Railway Nankai Line	for Namba (some local trains) Change trains at Izumisano for Kansai Airport
7	■ Nankai Railway Wakayamako Line

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  Ticket gates
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  Platform 2

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nankai Railway (NK45)
Nankai Main Line, Wakayamakō Line
Kinokawa (NK44, Nankai Line)		Local		Wakayamakō (NK45-1, Wakayamako Line)
Kinokawa (NK44, Nankai Line)		Sub. Express		Terminus
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai) (NK43, Nankai Line)		Express		Wakayamakō (NK45-1, Wakayamako Line)
Wakayamadaigakumae (Fujitodai) (NK43, Nankai Line)		Limited Express "Southern"		Wakayamakō (NK45-1, Wakayamako Line)
Kada Line
Terminus		-	Kinokawa (NK44)
JR West Kisei Main Line
Kiwa		-	Terminus

History

Wakayamashi Station opened on March 21 1903.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 4,340 passengers daily. During the same period, the Nankai Railway portion of the station was used by 16,455 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Wakayama Civic Library
• Wakayama Castle
• Wakayama Velodrome
• Wakayama City Museum
• Wakayama City Children's Science Museum

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan