is a railway station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan. Although the station is on the Kansai Main Line as rail infrastructure, it serves as terminal by both the Kansai Line and Yamatoji Line in terms of passenger train services.
Lines (Kansai Main Line)
Layout The station has two island platforms with three tracks on the ground level.
Platforms
History The station opened in 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway, which connected Osaka and Nagoya via Nara. The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907 and became the Kansai Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical book, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.
+YearPassengers19992,94520003,00820013,12620023,07720033,05820043,09320053,13420063,07920073,01420082,96720092,82520102,74020112,62320122,58120132,55620142,43020152,38520162,359
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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