is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of Shingū,

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, jointly operated by

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and

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Overview

Shingū Station is the main railway station in Shingū, and plays an important role in the operation of the

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. The jurisdiction of the Kisei Main Line is divided at Shingū Station. The section of the line southwest of Shingū Station falls under

's jurisdiction and the section northeast of Shingū Station falls under JR Tōkai's jurisdiction. In addition, the station serves as the border for electrification, as the JR Tōkai portion of the line running is not electrified. There is a sign stating the boundary between the two companies at the North entrance of the Tankaku tunnel.

Lines

Shingū Station is served by the

(Kinokuni Line), and is located 180.2 kilometers from the

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of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one

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and one

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connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

'' staffed ticket office. There are 31 coin operated luggage lockers at this station, which may be rented for up to three days.

Platforms

History

Shingū Station opened on the Shingu Railway on March 1, 1913. The Shingu Railway was nationalized on July 1, 1934, and the station was relocated 40 meters to the south of its original location on May 30, 1928. The station building burned down due to a fire which began in the checked luggage storage room on January 21, 1951. With the privatization of the

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(JNR( on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the

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(JR Freight). Freight operations were terminated from March 16, 1996.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 920 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Shingū Castle 260px, layout drawing of Shingū Castle A. Honmaru B. Demaru C. Kanenomaru D. Matsunomaru E. Ninomaru F. Mizunote ① Castle tower ② Cable car trace is a Japanese castle located in the city of Shingū, southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. ...

* Shingu City Museum of History and Folklore * Ukijima no Mori *

Kumano River The is a river in the Kii Peninsula of central Japan, located in Nara, Wakayama and Mie Prefectures. It is long and has a watershed of . The river rises from Mount Ōmine in the Yoshino-Kumano National Park in Tenkawa, Nara and follows a genera ...

* Shingu City Hall * Shingu City Library

References

External links

Shingū Station (West Japan Railway)
Railway stations in Wakayama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 Shingū, Wakayama {{Wakayama-railstation-stub