Kohata Station Explained

Kohata Station
Native Name:	木幡駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Kohata, Uji, Kyoto
Borough:	Kyoto Prefecture
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.9249°N 135.7989°W
Operator:	JR West
Line:	Nara Line
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Structure:	Ground level
Tracks:	2
Accessible:	Yes
Style:	JR West
Opened:	1896
Passengers:	2,762 daily
Pass Year:	2014
Map Type:	Japan Kyoto Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station number "JR-D07".

Lines

Kohata Station is served by the Nara Line.

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving one track each.

Platform

History

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kohata being assigned station number JR-D07.^{[1] [2]}

Passenger statistics

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

!year!Passengers

1999	2,749
2000	2,710
2001	2,636
2002	2,595
2003	2,612
2004	2,638
2005	2,625
2006	2,685
2007	2,698
2008	2,679
2009	2,608
2010	2,738
2011	2,727
2012	2,726
2013	2,745
2014	2,762
2015	2,727
2016	2,699

Surrounding area

• Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. (Capacitor Business Unit)
• Kohata Shrine
• Kyoto Animation (head office)

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.