Nakaiburi Station
railway station in Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
Nakaiburi Station (中飯降駅, Nakaiburi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Nakaiburi Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 53.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji 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
History
Nakaiburi Station opened on May 1, 1957. 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 344 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
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