is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines Tanakura Station is served by the Nara Line, and is located at from the terminus of the line at . and 11.4 kilometers from .
Layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
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History Tanakura Station was opened on 13 March 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway, when the line was extended from Tamamizu Station to Kizu Station. The Nara Railway merged with the Kansai Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tanakura being assigned station number JR-D17.
Passenger statistics According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.
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Surrounding area Fudo River Embankment Historic Park
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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