260px, Hashimoto Station platform, August 2006 is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of Hashimoto,

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, operated by the

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(JR West) and the private

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Lines

Hashimoto Station is served by the

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and is located 45.1 kilometers from the

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of the line at Ōji Station. It is also served by the

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, and is located 44.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at

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and 44.0 kilometers from

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Station layout

The station consists of two

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s and one

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connected to the station building by a footbridge. The side platform and the south island platform are used for the JR

(tracks 1, 2, 3). The north island platform is used by the Nankai Railway Kōya Line (tracks 4, 5). The station is staffed and has a ''

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'' ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Hashimoto Station opened on April 11, 1898 as a station on the Kiwa Railway. The Kiwa Railway became part of the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was nationalized in 1907. On March 11,1915, the Takano Mountain Railway connected to Hashimoto Station, and changed its name to the Osaka Takano Railway a month later. The Osaka Takano Railway merged with the Nankai Railway Company in 1922. In 1944, the Nankai Railway was forced to merge with

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per Japanese government orders. The station was bombed a freight train stopped at the station on July 24, 1945 by US military aircraft in

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,resulting in five fatalities. In 1947, the Nankai Railway was spun out by Kintetsu to become an independent company once again.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2209 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) and the Nankai portion of the station was used by 7544 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). .

Surrounding area

* Hashimoto City Hall * Wakayama Prefectural Kosadaoka Junior High School / Hashimoto High School * Hashimoto City Hashimoto Junior High School *

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References

External links

JR West Hashimoto Station Official Site

Nankai Hashimoto Station Official Site
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Railway stations in Wakayama Prefecture Hashimoto, Wakayama {{Wakayama-railstation-stub