Myōji Station (妙寺駅, Myōji-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

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Myōji Station 妙寺駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Myōji Station, February 2010
General information
Location	2227-4 Chonomachi, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-7121 Japan
Coordinates	34.2984°N 135.5175°E / 34.2984; 135.5175
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T  Wakayama Line
Distance	54.6 km (33.9 mi) from Ōji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 November 1900 (1900-11-25)
Passengers
FY2019	266 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station Wakayama Line Nakaiburi   Rapid Service   Ōtani Nakaiburi   Local   Ōtani
Location Myōji Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Myōji Station Myōji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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Myōji Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 54.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

The station consists of two side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station originally had a side and an island platform, but one side of the island platform is no longer used, and the track has been removed. The station is unattended.

Myōji Station opened on November 25, 1900. 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.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 266 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

• Katsuragi Municipal Myoji Junior High School
• Katsuragi Park

• List of railway stations in Japan