JR Ogura Station explained

JR Ogura Station
Native Name:JR小倉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.8892°N 135.7858°W
Operator: JR West
Line: Nara Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Accessible:Yes
Opened:3 March 2001
Passengers:1,863 daily
Pass Year:2016
Map Type:Japan Kyoto Prefecture#Japan

is a train station Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the closest station on the JR line to the old Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant, which will be the site of the Nintendo Museum.

Lines

JR Ogura Station is served by the Nara Line.

Station Layout

The station has two side platforms serving one track each.

Platforms

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.

!Year!Passengers
20001,000
20011,236
20021,427
20031,563
20041,647
20051,737
20061,778
20071,838
20081,888
20091,860
20101,893
20111,910
20121,914
20131,934
20141,910
20151,921
20161,863

History

The station opened on 3 March 2001.[1] It opened at the same time as the double track between Uji Station and Shinden Station on the Nara Line.[2] The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used since 1 November 2003. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with JR Fujinomori being assigned station number JR-D10.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 . データで見るJR西日本 2022 . JR West Japan 2022 in Data . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf . 14 December 2022 . 7 February 2023 . westjr.co.jp . 88–90 . ja.
  2. Web site: 奈良線部分複線化及び新駅開業について . https://web.archive.org/web/20001211023000/http://www.westjr.co.jp/kou/press/4press/n001017b.html . dead . Partial double tracking of the Nara Line and opening of a new station . . 17 October 2000 . 11 December 2000 . www.westjr.co.jp . West Japan Railway Company . 1 September 2018 .
  3. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 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! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
  4. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.