Kimitōge Station

Kimitōge Station (紀見峠駅) is a passenger railway station in the city of Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Nankai Electric Railway.

Lines
Kimitōge Station is served by the Nankai Kōya Line, and is located 38.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiomibashi Station and 37.9 kilometers from Namba Station.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

History
Kimitōge Station opened on March 11, 1915 on the Takano Mountain Railway. The line was renamed the Osaka Takano Railway on April 30 of the same year, and part of the Nankai Railway network through mergers in 1922. The Nankai Railway was merged into the Kintetsu group in 1944 by orders of the Japanese government, and reemerged as the Nankai Railway Company in 1947.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park
 * Hashimoto City Hashiramoto Elementary School
 * Hashimoto City Hashiramoto Kindergarten