Kire Station

Kire Station 吉礼駅
Kire Station, July 2008
General information
Location	Kire, Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken, 640-0351 Japan
Coordinates	34.2034°N 135.2361°E / 34.2034; 135.2361
Operated by	File:Ryobi Group logo.svg Wakayama Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Kishigawa Line
Distance	6.4 km from Wakayama
Platforms	1 side platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unmanned
Station code	08
History
Opened	15 February 1916 (1916-02-15)
Passengers
FY2017	446 per day
Location File:Wakayama géolocalisation.svg File:Red pog.svg Kire Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture File:Japan location map with side map of the Ryukyu Islands.svg File:Red pog.svg Kire Station Kire Station (Japan)

Kire Station (吉礼駅, Kire 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.

Lines

Kire Station is served by the Kishigawa Line, and is located 6.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Wakayama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kishigawa Line
Okazakimae		Local	Idakiso

History

Kire Station opened on February 15, 1916. The station building was demolished in 1998.

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day
Year	Ridership
2011	596
2012	592
2013	625
2014	625
2015	476
2016	452
2017	446

Surrounding Area

• Sando Elementary School, Wakayama City
• Wakayama City Hall Nishiyama East Branch
• Wakayama Shin-Ai Women's Junior College

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Kire Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Kire Station timetable