Kii-Tanabe Station

Railway station in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Kii-Tanabe Station on opening in 1932

Kii-Tanabe Station (紀伊田辺駅, Kii-Tanabe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Tanabe Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 285.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 105.2 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kii-Tanabe Station opened on November 8, 1932. 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1364 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

• Tanabe City Tourist Center
• Kii-Tanabe station square shopping street
• Tanabe City Hall
• Wakayama District Court Tanabe Branch
• Tokei Shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
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.

External links

Media related to Kii-Tanabe Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kii-Tanabe Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)