Kuroe Station

Location
	Kuroe Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Kuroe Station Kuroe Station (Japan)

Kuroe Station

黒江駅
Kuroe Station; 黒江駅
JR-West commuter rail station
	Station building, June 2010
General information
Location	608-5 Okada Yokoyama, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 642-0012; Japan
Coordinates	34°10′13″N 135°12′36″E / 34.1704°N 135.2101°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	372.3 km (231.3 miles) from Kameyama; 192.1 km (119.4 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1966
Electrified	1978
Passengers
FY2019	2527 daily
Services
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
	Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Location
Location
	Kuroe Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Kuroe Station Kuroe Station (Japan)

Kuroe Station (黒江駅, Kuroe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kuroe Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 372.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 192.1 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Wakayama and Tennōji
2, 3	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Gobō and Shingū

Adjacent stations

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

History

Kuroe Station opened on November 1, 1966. 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 2527 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Chiben Gakuen Wakayama Elementary School / Junior High School / High School
Kimiidera Park

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. 19–21.
^ 『'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.

External links

Media related to Kuroe Station at Wikimedia Commons

Kuroe Station Official Site

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[sone25-1] 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. 19–21.

[2] 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.

[Wakayama2019stats-3] 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.

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