is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is located near the entrance to the Kyōtanabe campuses of Doshisha University, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, and Doshisha International Junior Senior High School, hence the name of the station, which literally means "before" or "in front of" Doshisha.
Lines Dōshishamae Station is served by the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), and is located at from the terminus of the line at .
Layout The station has one side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is staffed.
Stations next to Dōshishamae
History Dōshishamae Station opened on 1 April 1986. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. It was renamed to its present name on 8 March 1997. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Dōshishamae being assigned station number JR-H23.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4637 passengers daily.Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
Surrounding area Doshisha University Kyotanabe Campus Doshisha Women's University Kyotanabe Campus
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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