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Kameoka Station (亀岡駅, Kameoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kameoka Station 亀岡駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Kameoka Station in August 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Tanisuji-1-1 Oiwakechō, Kameoka-shi, Kyoto-fu 621-0804 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°0′59.88″N 135°34′56.85″E / 35.0166333°N 135.5824583°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Sagano Line (San'in Main Line) | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 20.2 km (12.6 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-E11 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 August 1899 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 8749 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Lines
editKameoka Station is served by the San'in Main Line (Sagano Line), and is located 20.2 kilometres (12.6 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Entrances to the station are on the south and north side of the station.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Kyoto |
| 3, 4 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Sonobe and Fukuchiyama |
History
editKameoka Station opened on 15 August 1899 when the Kyoto Railway extended the line from Saga to Sonobe.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. The current station building was completed in 2008.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kameoka being assigned station number JR-E11.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8749 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Kameoka City Hall
- Kameoka City Library
- Kyoto Prefectural Kameoka High School
- Kameoka City Kameoka Junior High School
- Kameoka Municipal Kameoka Elementary School
- Kameoka Municipal Josai Elementary School
- Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "亀岡駅 構内図". Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ 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. pp. 299–300. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ 亀岡市統計書 [Kameoka City Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Kameoka City. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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