Kizu Station (Kyoto) Explained

Kizu Station
Native Name:木津駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrw
Style:JR West
Address:116-2, Kizu-ikeda, Kizugawa-shi, Kyoto-fu 619-0214
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.7359°N 135.8249°W
Operator: JR West
Line:
Distance:
  • Nara Line: from
  • Gakkentoshi Line: from
  • Yamatoji Line: from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Bus Stands: Bus terminal
Connections:
Structure:Elevated
Bicycle: Available
Accessible:Yes (1 elevator and 2 escalators for each exit, 1 elevator and 2 escalators for each platform, and 1 accessible bathroom inside the gate)
Code:
  • (Nara Line)
  • (Gakkentoshi Line)
  • (Yamatoji Line)
Rebuilt:2007
Passengers:1,292 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Services Collapsible:yes
Map Type:Japan Kyoto Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kizu Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a four-way junction station located in the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station numbers "JR-Q38" (Yamatoji Line), "JR-D19" (Nara Line) and "JR-H18" (Gakkentoshi Line).

Lines

Kizu Station is on the junction of three lines: the Nara Line, the Katamachi Line, and Kansai Main Line as of rail infrastructure, it is served by the Nara Line, the Gakkentoshi Line, and the Yamatoji Line in terms of passenger train services. It is the terminal station of the 44.8 kilometer Gakkentoshi Line to and is 37.9 kilometers from on the Nara Line and 126.9 kilometers from in the Kansai Main Line.

Layout

The station has two elevated island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office/

Platforms

History

Kizu Station opened on 13 March 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway The Kansai Railway connected to the station in 1898. Both lines were 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 Kizu being assigned station number JR-D19 for the Nara Line, JR-H18 for the Gakkentoshi Line, and JR-Q38 for the Yamatoji Line.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows..[3]

!Year!Passengers
19993,197
20003,115
20013,090
20023,104
20033,082
20043,071
20053,096
20063,118
20073,211
20083,301
20093,241
20103,318
20113,342
20123,419
20133,556
20143,707
20154,123
20164,458
20175,674
20184,767
20194,981

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/tokei/yearly/tokeisyo/tokeisyotop.html Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook