Ōmiya Station (Kyoto) Explained

Ōmiya Station
Native Name:大宮駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
Country:Japan
Operator:Hankyu Corporation
Line:Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Tracks:2
Connections:Shijō-Ōmiya Station (Randen)
Code:HK-84
Opened:31 March 1931
Former:Keihan Kyōto; Hankyū Kyōto (until 1963)
Passengers:11.5 million
Pass Year:FY2015[1]

is a railway station built underground in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Hankyu Kyoto Line serves this station. Keifuku Electric Railroad Arashiyama Main Line terminus Shijō-Ōmiya Station locates nearby.

Layout

The station has two side platforms.

Usage

In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 11,537,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[2] [1]

YearNumber (in thousands)
BoardingTotal
20017,09214,737
20026,75013,766
20036,69513,595
20046,55213,381
20056,11212,738
20065,78011,840
20075,98612,050
20085,91612,078
20095,21410,969
20105,03910,515
20114,98210,181
20124,96610,098
20155,63911,537

History

The station opened on 31 March 1931 as Keihan Kyoto Station of the Shinkeihan Line, then operated by Keihan Electric Railway. After the Shinkeihan Line became the Hankyu Kyoto Line, the station was called Hankyu Kyoto Station. Since 17 June 1963 when the Hankyu Kyoto Line was extended to Kawaramachi Station, the station is no longer terminus and is called Ōmiya Station, after the street name.

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-84.[3]

External links

35.0038°N 135.7492°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2017 . ja:第8章 都市施設 . Chapter 8: Urban facilities . ja:京都市統計書 . Statistics of Kyoto City . http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/sogo/toukei/Publish/YearBook/index.html . ja . City of Kyoto.
  2. http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/tokei/yearly/tokeisyo/tsname/tsg1001.html Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture
  3. Web site: 30 April 2013 . 「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」4駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します . "Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427234925/http://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf . 27 April 2016 . 1 June 2022 . Hankyu Corporation Online . ja . PDF.