Kainan Station
Kainan Station (海南駅, Kainan-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). LinesKainan Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 370.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 190.3 kilometers from Shingū. Station layoutThe station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Platforms
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HistoryKainan Station opened on February 28, 1924 as Hikatamachi Station (日方町駅). It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1936. 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. The tracks were elevated and the station rebuilt in 1988. Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2802 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] Surrounding Area
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