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Asso Station

朝来駅
Asso Station; 朝来駅
JR-West commuter rail station
	Asso Station on 5 September 2005
General information
Location	136, Asso, Kamitonda-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-2105; Japan
Coordinates	33°41′46.38″N 135°25′3.33″E / 33.6962167°N 135.4175917°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	279.7 km (173.8 miles) from Kameyama; 99.5 km (61.8 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 December 1933
Electrified	1978
Passengers
FY2019	224 daily
Services
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Location
Location
	Asso Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Asso Station Asso Station (Japan)

Asso Station (朝来駅, Asso-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Kamitonda, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Asso Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 279.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 99.5 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Susami and Shingū
2	■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Shirahama and Wakayama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Shirahama	Local	Kii-Shinjō

History

Asso Station opened on December 20, 1933. 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 224 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Kamitonda Town Hall
Wakayama Prefectural Kumano High School
Kamitonda Municipal Kamitonda Junior High School
Kamitonda Municipal Asso Elementary School
National Route 42
National Route 311

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.