Hashimoto Station (Wakayama)

Hashimoto Station (橋本駅, Hashimoto-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private Nankai Electric Railway.

The north island platform is used by the Nankai Railway Kōya Line (tracks 4, 5).

In 1944, the Nankai Railway was forced to merge with Kintetsu per Japanese government orders.

A freight train stopped at the station was bombed on 24 July 1945 by US military aircraft in World War II, resulting in five fatalities.

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

Hashimoto Station platform, August 2006