Kire Station (吉礼駅, Kire eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway.
Kire Station 吉礼駅 | |||||
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 Kire Station, July 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kire, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken, 640-0351 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°12′12″N 135°14′10″E / 34.2034°N 135.2361°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Wakayama Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Kishigawa Line | ||||
| Distance | 6.4 km from Wakayama | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unmanned | ||||
| Station code | 08 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 February 1916 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 446 per day [1] | ||||
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Lines
editKire Station is served by the Kishigawa Line, and is located 6.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Wakayama Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building and the station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kishigawa Line | ||||
| Okazakimae | Local | Idakiso | ||
History
editKire Station opened on February 15, 1916. The station building was demolished in 1998.
Passenger statistics
edit| Ridership per day [1] | |
|---|---|
| Year | Ridership |
| 2011 | 596 |
| 2012 | 592 |
| 2013 | 625 |
| 2014 | 625 |
| 2015 | 476 |
| 2016 | 452 |
| 2017 | 446 |
Surrounding Area
edit- Sando Elementary School, Wakayama City
- Wakayama City Hall Nishiyama East Branch
- Wakayama Shin-Ai Women's Junior College
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
External links
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Media related to Kire Station at Wikimedia Commons- Kire Station timetable
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