is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Sano Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 186.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 6.4 kilometers from .

Kii-Sano Station

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Kii-Sano Station

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Kii-Sano Station

History

Kii-Sano Station opened as on the Shingu Railway on March 1, 1913, and was upgraded to a full station named on April 17, 1913. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the station was renamed . It was renamed again to its present name on April 1, 1942. In August 1945, the Tomoegawa Paper Mill Shingu Factory began operation, with a freight spur line to this station. 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 (JR West) and the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Freight operations were terminated from March 16, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding Area

Wakayama Prefectural Shinsho High School

Sano River

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Kii-Sano Station (West Japan Railway)

Railway stations in Wakayama Prefecture

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913

Shingū, Wakayama