Yamato-Shinjō Station
Yamato-Shinjō Station 大和新庄駅  | |||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Yamato-Shinjō Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1, Kitahanauchi, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken 639-2113 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′19″N 135°44′09″E / 34.488611°N 135.735839°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | T Wakayama Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) from Ōji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621806 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 May 1896 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Shinjō (1896—1915) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 425 daily | ||||||||||
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Yamato-Shinjō Station (大和新庄駅, Yamato-shinjō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Yamato-Shinjō Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 14.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji.
Station layout
The station is an above-ground station with one side platform and is conncted to a small station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]
History
Yamato-Shinjō Station opened as Shinjō Station (新庄駅) on 10 May 1894 on the Nanwa Railway . The Nanwa Railway was taken over by the Kansai Railway on 9 December 1904, which was then nationalized on 1 October 1907. The station name was changed to its present name on 11 September 1915. 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 2022, the station was used by an average of 312 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding Area
See also
References
- ^ "大和新庄駅" [Yamato-Shinjō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Yamato-Shinjō Station at Wikimedia Commons