Nagaokakyō Station

Nagaokakyō Station

長岡京駅
West Japan Railway Company
Nagaokakyō Station in front of high-rise Murata Manufacturing headquarters
General information
LocationKōtari Nichome, Nagaokakyō-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-0833
Japan
Coordinates34°55′24.66″N 135°42′2.51″E / 34.9235167°N 135.7006972°E / 34.9235167; 135.7006972
Owned byWest Japan Railway Company JR-West
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line)
Distance10.1 km (6.3 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Train operatorsWest Japan Railway Company JR-West
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code JR-A35 
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened1 August 1931 (1931-08-01)
Previous namesKōtari (until 1995)
Passengers
FY202120521 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Mukōmachi
towards Kyōto
 JR Kyōto Line Yamazaki
towards Ōsaka
Location
Nagaokakyō Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Nagaokakyō Station
Nagaokakyō Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Nagaokakyō Station is located in Japan
Nagaokakyō Station
Nagaokakyō Station
Nagaokakyō Station (Japan)
Map

Nagaokakyō Station (長岡京駅, Nagaokakyō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Nagaokakyō Station is one of the two railway stations in the city of Nagaokakyō. The other is Nagaoka-Tenjin Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.

Lines

Nagaokakyō Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyōto Line), and lies 10.1 km (6.3 miles) from the starting point of the line at Kyoto, 32.7 km to Osaka and 523.7& kilometers from Tokyo. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

Nagaokakyō Station has two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Tracks No. 1 and 4 are fenced as all trains on the outer tracks pass through this station without stopping.


1 ■ JR Kyōto Line Passing trains only
2 ■  JR Kyōto Line for Kyōto and Kusatsu
3 ■  JR Kyōto Line for Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sannomiya
4 ■ JR Kyōto Line Passing trains only

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical book, in fiscal 2019 the station was used by 20,521 passengers per day.[1]

History

Nagaokakyō station opened as Kōtari Station (神足駅, Kōtari-eki) on 1 August 1931 by virtue of local villagers’ eager petitions to the Railway Ministry. The station was named after the village (Shin-Kōtari). On 1 September 1995, the station was renamed Nagaokakyō, the present city name.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Nagaokakyō being assigned station number JR-A35.[2][3]

Environs

The headquarters of Murata Manufacturing are just east of the station. Nagaoka-Tenjin Station of Hankyu Kyoto Line is located about 1 km west of the station.

In front of the east exit of the station, a miniature of bullet-marked chimney is standing. This is a monument of an attack by an enemy carrier-based aircraft to Kōtari area on July 19, 1945, which killed one and injured others.[4]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Kyoto Line
Mukōmachi   Local (Including rapid service after the morning)   Yamazaki
Kyoto   Rapid Service (in the morning)   Takatsuki
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Kuroshio": Does not stop at this station

See also

References

  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 35. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  1. ^ Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "「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.
  4. ^ 7月19日は平和の日. 長岡京市 (in Japanese).

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