Wabuka Station
Wabuka Station 和深駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Wabuka Station | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 800-5, Wabuka, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-3523 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′4.3″N 135°39′17.78″E / 33.501194°N 135.6549389°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 | 236.4 km (146.9 mi) from Kameyama 56.2 km (34.9 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 August 1940[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 15 daily | |||||||||||||||||
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Wabuka Station (和深駅, Wabuka-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Wabuka Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 236.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 56.2 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two side platform connected to the station building by underpass. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kushimoto and Shingū |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama |
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 | ||||
| Tako | Local | Esumi | ||
History
[edit]Wabuka Station opened on October 8, 1940. 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 15 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
[edit]- Kushimoto Town Hall Wabuka Liaison Office
National Route 42
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. 18–21.
- ^ 『'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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Media related to Wabuka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Wabuka Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)
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