Wakayamakō Station

Railway station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Port of Wakayama

Other informationStation codeNK45-1^[1]WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 6, 1971^[1]Passengers478 daily

Location
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Wakayamakō Station (和歌山港駅, Wakayamakō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.^[1]

Line

Wakayamakō Station is the terminus of the Wakayamako Line, and has the station number "NK45-1".^[1] It is located 2.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Wakayamashi and is 67.0 kilometers from Nanba.

Layout

The station has one elevated island platform.

Platforms

1, 2

■ Wakayamako Line, Nankai Main Line

for Wakayamashi, Kansai Airport and Namba

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Wakayamakō Line
Wakayamashi (NK45)	Local	Terminus
Wakayamashi (NK45)	Express	Terminus
Wakayamashi (NK45)	Limited Express Southern	Terminus

History

Wakayamakō Station opened on March 6, 1971.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 478 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Kinokawa River
Kao Wakayama Plant / Wakayama Research Institute
Wakayama Port Office, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kinki Transportation Bureau Wakayama Transportation Bureau Main Government Building

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nankai Electric Railway (28 January 2017). 和歌山港駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. Retrieved 25 April 2018. Wakayama Port Station
^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 287. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 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.