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Kii-Arita Station

Railway station in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

33°29′27.11″N 135°44′10.24″E / 33.4908639°N 135.7361778°E / 33.4908639; 135.7361778Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)Distance227.6 km (141.4 mi) from Kameyama
47.4 km (29.5 mi) from ShingūPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNoneOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened8 August 1940 (1940-08-08)^[1]Electrified1978^[2]PassengersFY20196 daily

Services

Preceding station		JR-West		Following station
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Kushimoto Toward Kushimoto and Shingū		Local		Tanami Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama

Location
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Kii-Arita Station (紀伊有田駅, Kii-Arita-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kushimoto, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Arita Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 227.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 47.4 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a crosswalk. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
2	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kushimoto and Shingū

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Kushimoto	Local	Tanami

History

Kii-Arita Station opened on August 8, 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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

National Route 42
Kushimoto Municipal Kushimoto Nishi Elementary School
Kushimoto Marine Park [ja]

References

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