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Kamogō Station

加茂郷駅
Kamogō Station; 加茂郷駅
JR-West commuter rail station
	Station building, March 2007
General information
Location	45-2 Marauda, Shimotsu-cho, Kainan-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-0121; Japan
Coordinates	34°07′33″N 135°09′35″E / 34.1257°N 135.1598°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	363.8 km (226.1 miles) from Kameyama; 183.6 km (114.1 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 February 1924
Electrified	1978
Passengers
FY2019	670 daily
Services
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
	Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Location
Location
	Kamogō Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Kamogō Station Kamogō Station (Japan)

Kamogō Station (加茂郷駅, Kamogō-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

Kamogō Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 363.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 183.6 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

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
Minoshima	Rapid	Kainan
Shimotsu	Local	Shimizuura

History

Kamogō Station opened on February 28, 1924. 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 670 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

former Shimotsu Town Hall
National Route 42
Kainan City Shimotsu Daini Junior High School
Wakayama Prefectural Hainan High School Shimotsu Branch School
Kainan Municipal Hainan Shimotsu High School

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.