Nichizengū Station

Nichizengū Station

日前宮駅
Station platform
Station platform
General information
LocationArie, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken, 640-8316
Japan
Coordinates34°13′35″N 135°12′06″E / 34.2265°N 135.2018°E / 34.2265; 135.2018
Operated by Wakayama Electric Railway
Line(s)■ Kishigawa Line
Distance1.4 km from Wakayama
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnmanned
Station code03
History
Opened15 February 1916 (1916-02-15)
Previous namesAkitsuki (to 1933)
Passengers
FY2017730 per day[1]
Location
Nichizengū Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Nichizengū Station
Nichizengū Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Nichizengū Station is located in Japan
Nichizengū Station
Nichizengū Station
Nichizengū Station (Japan)

Nichizengū Station (日前宮駅, Nichizengū eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Wakayama Electric Railway. The station is named after the nearby Hinokuma Shrine, which is also alternatively pronounced as "Nichizengū".[2]

Lines

Nichizengū Station is served by the Kishigawa Line, and is located 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Wakayama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with a level crossing. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kishigawa Line
Tanakaguchi Local Kōzaki

History

Nichizengū Station opened on February 15, 1916 as Akitsuki Station (秋月駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1933.

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day [1]
Year Ridership
2011 592
2012 587
2013 628
2014 620
2015 777
2016 738
2017 730

Surrounding Area

  • Hinokuma Shrine / Kunikakasu Shrine
  • Narugami Shell Mound, National Historic Site as a national historic site.
  • Wakayama Prefectural Koyo Junior and Senior High School
  • Wakayama City Nisshin Junior High School
  • Wakayama City Miya Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "「にちぜんぐう」「ひのくま」の違いは？" (in Japanese). ニュース和歌山. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.


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