Shin-Tanabe Station

Shin-Tanabe Station

新田辺駅
Shin-Tanabe Station, June 2020
General information
LocationKawarashokuden, Kyōtanabe-shi, Kyoto-fu 610-0361
Japan
Coordinates34°49′15.08″N 135°46′22.34″E / 34.8208556°N 135.7728722°E / 34.8208556; 135.7728722
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Kyoto Line
Distance19.6  km from Kyoto
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
Station code B15 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 November 1928 (1928-11-03)
Passengers
FY201926,060 daily
Location
Shin-Tanabe Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Shin-Tanabe Station
Shin-Tanabe Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Shin-Tanabe Station is located in Japan
Shin-Tanabe Station
Shin-Tanabe Station
Shin-Tanabe Station (Japan)
Map

Shin-Tanabe Station (新田辺駅, Shin-Tanabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Japan, operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. It is station number B18.[1]

Lines

Shin-Tanabe Station is served by the Kyoto Line, and is located 19.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto Station.[2] Local trains to/from the Karasuma Line subway turn at Shin-Tanabe Station, while express trains go further to Kintetsu Nara Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath.

Platforms

1, 2 ■  Kintetsu Kyoto Line For Yamato-Saidaiji, Kintetsu Nara, and Kashiharajingu-mae
3, 4 ■  Kintetsu Kyoto Line For Kintetsu-Tambabashi, and Kyoto

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)
Ōkubo   Express   Shin-Hōsono
Ōkubo   Express (From Kyoto bound for Miyazu)   Kōdo
Tonoshō   Semi-Express   Terminus
Tonoshō   Local   Kōdo

History

Shin-Tanabe Station opened on 3 November 1928 as a station on the Nara Electric Railway. The Nara Electric Railway was merged into the Kintetsu group in 1963. The tracks were elevated and the station completed in 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,060 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Kyoto Prefectural Tanabe High School
  • Kyoto International University
  • Kyōtanabe Station
  • Tanabe Central Hospital

See also

References

  1. ^ Kintetsu Corporation (August 19, 2015). "駅ナンバリングを全線で実施します" [We will implement the station numbering for the entire system] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ^ Kintetsu Official Statistics
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