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Kii-Temma Station

Railway station in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

33°38′12.13″N 135°56′4.5″E / 33.6367028°N 135.934583°E / 33.6367028; 135.934583Owned by

West Japan Railway CompanyLine(s) W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)Distance193.9 km (120.5 mi) from Kameyama
13.78 km (8.56 mi) from ShingūPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Train operators

West Japan Railway CompanyConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNoneOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened4 December 1912 (1912-12-04)^[1]Electrified1978^[2]Previous namesNachiguchi (1912 - 1917)
Temma (1917 - 1934)PassengersFY201942 daily

Services

Preceding station		JR-West		Following station
W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Nachi Toward Shingū		Local		Kii-Katsuura Toward Kii-Katsuura, Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama

Location
Kii-Temma Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Kii-Temma Station Kii-Temma Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kii-Temma Station (紀伊天満駅, Kii-Temma-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Nachikatsuura, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kii-Temma Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 193.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 13.7 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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

History

Kii-Temma Station opened as Nachiguchi Station (那智口駅) on the Shingu Railway on December 4, 1912. On December 4, 1917, the name was changed to Tenma Station (天満駅) . The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, at which time the name was changed to its present name.^{[citation needed]} 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 42 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

Nachi beach
Nachikatsuura Municipal Nachi Junior High School
Nachi Tenma Post Office
Nachikatsuura Town Gymnasium
Nachikatsuura Town Hot Spring Hospital

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. 18–21.
^ 『'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.