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Namikawa Station (並河駅, Namikawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Namikawa Station 並河駅 | |||||||||||
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 Namikawa Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-11 Ōichō Tsuchida, , Kameoka-shi, Kyoto-fu 621-0011 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°01′57″N 135°33′18″E / 35.0325°N 135.5549°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 | 23.4 km (14.5 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-E12 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1935 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3257 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNamikawa Station is served by the San'in Main Line (Sagano Line), and is located 23.4 kilometres (14.5 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Kameoka and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Sonobe and Fukuchiyama |
History
editNamikawa Station opened on 20 July 1935. 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 in 1989 when the station was relocated 120 metres (390 feet) to the north of its original location.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Namikawa being assigned station number JR-E12.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3257 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Kameoka Municipal Taisei Junior High School
- Kameoka City Oi Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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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