Wakayama Station

Wakayama Station (和歌山駅, Wakayama-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway.

Wakayama Station 和歌山駅
Wakayama Station, December 2008
General information
Location	61, Misonocho 5-chome, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken Japan
Coordinates
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company Wakayama Electric Railway
Line(s)	T  Wakayama Line  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)  R  Hanwa Line ■ Kishigawa Line
Platforms	2 side + 3 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	28 February 1924 (1924-02-28)
Passengers
FY2019	18,258 daily (JR) 4346 daily (Wakayama)
Location Wakayama Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Wakayama Station Wakayama Station (Japan)

Lines

Wakayama Station is the western terminus of the 87.5 kilometer Wakayama Line for Ōji and the 380.9 kilometer Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) for Kameyama and the southern terminus of the 61.3 kilometer Hanwa Line for Tennoji. It is also the western terminal of the Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, and is located 14.3 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Kishi Station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms and three island platforms, serving a total of eight ground-level tracks. The platforms are connected by means of a footbridge and an underground passage.

Platforms

1	■  W  Limited Express from the Kinokuni Line	"Kuroshio" for Tennōji, Shin-Ōsaka, Kyōto
	■  R  Hanwa Line	for Hineno, Otori and Tennōji Change trains at Hineno for Kansai Airport
2, 3	■  R  Hanwa Line	for Hineno, Otori and Tennōji (local trains, rapid service) Change trains at Hineno for Kansai Airport
4	■  W  Limited Express to the Kinokuni Line	"Kuroshio" for Shirahama and Shingū
4, 5	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Gobō and Kii-Tanabe
	■  R  Hanwa Line	for Hineno, Otori and Tennōji (rapid service (partly)) Change trains at Hineno for Kansai Airport
7	■  T  Wakayama Line	for Kokawa, Hashimoto and Gojō
8	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kiwa and Wakayamashi
9	■ Wakayama Railway Kishigawa Line	for Kōtsū Center Mae and Kishi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West Kisei Line for Miyamae and Gobo (Kinokuni Line)
Miyamae		Local (including rapid and direct rapid on Hanwa Line)		Kii-Nakanoshima or Musota (Hanwa Line) or Kiwa(Wakayamashi-bound)
Kimiidera		Rapid		Musota (Hanwa Line)
Kainan		Limited Express Kuroshio		Hanwa Line
Tennoji (JR-R20)		West Express Ginga		Kushimoto Kainan (One-way Operation)
JR West Kisei Line for Wakayamashi
Terminus		Local		Kiwa
JR West Hanwa Line
Kii-Nakanoshima		Local		Terminus
Kii-Nakanoshima		Regional Rapid (terminating only)		Terminus
Kii-Nakanoshima		Kishuji Rapid		Terminus
Musota		Kishuji Rapid (some morning trains)		Terminus
Musota		Rapid		Terminus
Musota		Direct Rapid		Terminus
Izumi-Sunagawa		Limited Express Kuroshio		Kisei Line
JR West Wakayama Line
Tainose		Local		Terminus
Iwade		Rapid		Terminus
Wakayama Railway Kishigawa Line
Terminus		Local		Tanakaguchi

History

Wakayama Station opened on 28 February 1924.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR West station was used by an average of 18,258 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) and the Wakayama Electric Railway portion by 4,346 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Wakayama Terminal Building
• Kintetsu Department Store Wakayama Store
• Wakayama MIO North Building

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Media related to Wakayama Station at Wikimedia Commons
• JR West Wakayama Station home page