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Kiwa 紀和駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Kiwa Station in October 2018
General information
Location	803-1, Nakanoshima, Wakayama Wakayama Japan （和歌山県和歌山市中之島803-1）
Coordinates	34°14′31.2″N 135°10′50.3″E / 34.242000°N 135.180639°E / 34.242000; 135.180639
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Kisei Main Line
Distance	382.7 km (237.8 miles) from Kameyama 1.8 km (1.1 miles) from Wakayama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Website	http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622098
History
Opened	4 May 1898 (1898-05-04)
Electrified	1984
Previous names	Wakayama (1898 - 1968)
Passengers
2016	108 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station Kisei Main Line Wakayama Toward Wakayama   Local   Wakayamashi Toward Wakayamashi

Kiwa Station (紀和駅, Kiwa-eki) is a railway station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

History

The station was opened in 1898 and was the original Wakayama station before Wakayamashi and the modern Wakayama stations were built.

Lines

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Kisei Main Line

Around the station

• National Route 42

Adjacent stations

Sources

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. 18–21.
2. 『和歌山県統計年鑑』and『和歌山県公共交通機関等資料集』

External links

• Kiwa Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)

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