Timetable information
Weekday departures: 240/day · Sat & holiday departures: 207/day
First / last departure (weekday): 5:12 / 24:36 (00:36 next day)
Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (17)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.
Location
History
Wakayamadaigakumae Station opened on 1 April 2012 on Nankai Electric Railway's Nankai Main Line, after the prefecture, the city of Wakayama, and Wakayama University petitioned for a station to serve the university's hilltop Sakaedani campus and the adjoining Fujitodai new town. Of the roughly 3.5 billion yen construction cost, approximately 2 billion yen was covered by national, prefectural, and municipal subsidies, with the remainder borne by the local land-readjustment association. The station number is NK43, and it sits 58.0 km from Namba. On 18 October 2014 it was upgraded to a stop for the Southern limited express after the adjacent Aeon Mall Wakayama opened earlier that year.
Notes
Although it serves Wakayama University, the campus is still a 20-minute walk or 4-minute shuttle ride from the station.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: SSZPRM · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18