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{{short description|Railway station in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Kiwa
| native_name         = 紀和駅
| native_name_lang    = ja
| symbol_location     =
| symbol              =
| type                = [[West Japan Railway Company|JR-West]] [[commuter rail]] station
| image               = File:Kiwa Station (Wakayama), ekisha.jpg
| alt                 = Kiwa Station in October 2018
| caption             = Kiwa Station in October 2018
| address             = 803-1, Nakanoshima, [[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]]
| borough             = [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]]
| country             = {{plainlist|
* Japan
* {{Nihongo2|（和歌山県和歌山市中之島803-1）}}
}}
| coordinates         = {{Coord|34|14|31.2|N|135|10|50.3|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-30|display=title, inline}}
| owned               = [[File:JR_logo_(west).svg|13px]] [[West Japan Railway Company]]
| operator            = [[File:JR_logo_(west).svg|13px]] [[West Japan Railway Company]]
| line                = [[Kisei Main Line]]
| distance            = {{convert|382.7|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kameyama|Mie}}<br />{{convert|1.8|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Wakayama}}
| platforms           = 1 [[side platform]]
| tracks              = 1
| train_operators     = [[File:JR_logo_(west).svg|13px]] [[West Japan Railway Company]]
| bus_stands          =
| connections =
| structure           = At grade
| parking             =
| bicycle             =
| accessible            = None
| code                =
| zone                =
| website             = [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622098 http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622098]
| opened              = {{Start date|1898|5|4|df=y}}<ref name="sone25">{{Cite book|last = Sone|first = Satoru|script-title=ja: 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR|editor=朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部|publisher=Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.|series=週刊朝日百科|volume=25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線|date=2010-01-10|pages=18–21}}</ref>
| former              = Wakayama (1898 - 1968)<ref name="sone25"/>
| closed              = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| rebuilt             =
| electrified         = 1984<ref name="sone25"/>
| passengers          = 108 daily<ref>『和歌山県統計年鑑』and『和歌山県公共交通機関等資料集』</ref>
| pass_year           = 2016
| pass_rank           =
| services            =
{{s-rail|title=JR-West}}
{{j-route|route=[[Kisei Main Line]]|col=#eee}}
{{j-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Wakayama}}<br /><small>Toward Wakayama</small>|next={{STN|Wakayamashi}}<br /><small>Toward Wakayamashi</small>|col=white}}
|services_collapsible = yes
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kiwa Station'''|紀和駅|Kiwa-eki|}} is a [[railway station]] in [[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]], [[Wakayama Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
==History==
The station was opened in 1898 and was the original Wakayama station before [[Wakayamashi Station|Wakayamashi]] and [[Wakayama Station|the modern Wakayama]] stations were built.
==Lines==
*[[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West)
**[[Kisei Main Line]]
== Around the station ==
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|42}}
==Adjacent stations==
{{J-railservice start}}
|-
!colspan=5|West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
{{J-route|route=Kisei Main Line|col=#0072bc|f=w}}
{{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{STN|Wakayama}}|next={{STN|Wakayamashi}}}}
{{S-end}}
==Sources==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0622098 Kiwa Station (West Japan Railway)] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Kisei Main Line (JR West)}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Wakayama Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898]]
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