Kyōtanabe Station
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Kyōtanabe Station (京田辺駅, Kyōtanabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). There is a transfer to the nearby Shin-Tanabe Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line.
Lines
Kyōtanabe Station is served by the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), and is located at 12.4 km (7.7 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kizu.
Layout
The station has one island platform and one side platform, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. On the east side of the station, there is a pair of driving wheels and a license plate of a JNR Class C11 steam locomotive. This is from Unit 324, which was once statically preserved here. The locomotive itself has been relocated to the Kyoto Railway Museum.
Platforms
1, 2 | ■ H Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) | for Shijonawate and Kyobashi |
3 | ■ H Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) | for Kizu |
Stations next to Kyōtanabe
« | Service | » | ||
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Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) | ||||
Dōshishamae | Rapid Service | Ōsumi | ||
Dōshishamae | Regional Rapid Service | Ōsumi | ||
Dōshishamae | Local | Ōsumi |
History
Kyōtanabe Station opened on 12 April 1898 as Tanabe Station (田辺駅) on the Kansai Railway. The Kansai Railway 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. It was renamed to its present name on 8 March 1997. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kyōtanabe being assigned station number JR-H24.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6399 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Kyotanabe City Hall
- Kyoto Prefectural Tanabe General Government Building
- Shin-Tanabe Station
- Ikkyūji Temple
See also
References
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Kyōtanabe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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- Kizu
- Nishi-Kizu
- Hōsono
- Shimokoma
- JR Miyamaki
- Dōshishamae
- Kyōtanabe
- Ōsumi
- Matsuiyamate
- Nagao
- Fujisaka
- Tsuda
- Kawachi-Iwafune
- Hoshida
- Neyagawakōen
- Shinobugaoka
- Shijōnawate
- Nozaki
- Suminodō
- Kōnoikeshinden
- Tokuan
- Hanaten
- Shigino
- Kyōbashi (>>JR Tōzai Line)
- Freight branch (Joto Freight Line): Suita
- (Osaka Higashi Line: Shigino
- Hanaten)
- Shogakuji S.B.
- Hirano
- Abandoned in 1997: Kyōbashi
- Katamachi
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