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Wakigami Station

Coordinates: 34°27′08″N 135°45′48″E / 34.452274°N 135.763391°E / 34.452274; 135.763391
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Wakigami Station

掖上駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR-West commuter rail station
Wakigami Station
Wakigami Station—September 2008
General information
Location146, Ōaza Kashihara, Gose-shi, Nara-ken 639-2244
Japan
Coordinates34°27′08″N 135°45′48″E / 34.452274°N 135.763391°E / 34.452274; 135.763391
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) T  Wakayama Line
Distance20.9 km (13.0 miles) from Ōji
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Bus stands1
ConnectionsBus interchange Gose City Community Bus Himawari-gō East Course
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621808
History
Opened25 October 1896 (1896-10-25)
Electrified1980
Previous namesYakugami (to 1903)
Tsubosaki (to 1940)
Passengers
2019119 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 T  Wakayama Line
Yoshinoguchi   Local   Tamade
Yoshinoguchi   Regional Rapid Service   Tamade
One-way
Yoshinoguchi
One-way
  Rapid Service (through to the Yamatoji Line)   Tamade
Yoshinoguchi   Yamatoji Rapid Service   Tamade
Location
Map

Wakigami Station (掖上駅, Wakigami-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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Wakigami Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 20.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji.

Station layout

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The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks where trains can pass each other. The old wooden station building was located on the north side of the outbound platform, and a footbridge was used to access the inbound platform, but it was removed in 2020 when a new simplified station building was installed on the inbound platform. It is an unmanned station.[1]

Platforms

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1   T  Wakayama Line for Takada, Gojō and Hashimoto
2   T  Wakayama Line for Takada and Ōji

History

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Wakigami Station opened as a signal stop on 10 May 1896 as Yakugami Station (掖上駅) on the Nawa Railway. It was renamed Tsubosaki Station (壺阪駅) on 15 May 1903. The Nanwa Railway was absorbed by the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was nationalized in 1907. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 129 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding Area

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The area around the station is a residential area.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "掖上駅" [Wakigami Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
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