Tamamizu Station (玉水駅, Tamamizu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ide, Tsuzuki District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station number "JR-D16".
Tamamizu Station 玉水駅  | |||||||||||
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 Tamamizu Station in December 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 21, Ōaza Ide Koaza Kitagaito, Ide-cho, Tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto-fu 610-0302 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′01″N 135°48′25″E / 34.800175°N 135.806922°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Nara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) from Kizu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-D16 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.jr-odekake.net | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 January 1896 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 961 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTamamizu Station is served by the Nara Line and is located at 7.4 km (4.6 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kizu and 14.4 kilometers from Nara.
Layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed. A POS terminal is installed at the station. IC card tickets can be used at this station.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ D Nara Line | for Uji and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ D Nara Line | for Nara |
History
editTamamizu Station was opened on 25 January 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway, when the line was extended from Momoyama Station. The Nara Railway merged with the Kansai Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tamamizu being assigned station number JR-D16.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editAccording to the Kyoto Prefecture statistics and Ide Town statistics, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[3]
| Year | Passengers |
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| 1999 | 1,000 |
| 2000 | 962 |
| 2001 | 984 |
| 2002 | 964 |
| 2003 | 1,077 |
| 2004 | 1,110 |
| 2005 | 1,107 |
| 2006 | 1,101 |
| 2007 | 1,134 |
| 2008 | 1,107 |
| 2009 | 1,074 |
| 2010 | 1,060 |
| 2011 | 1,044 |
| 2012 | 1,075 |
| 2013 | 1,055 |
| 2014 | 1,024 |
| 2015 | 1,044 |
| 2016 | 1,047 |
| 2017 | 1,044 |
| 2018 | 984 |
| 2019 | 961 |
Surrounding area
edit- Ide Town Hall
- Ide Municipal Ide Elementary School
- Ide Town Izumigaoka Junior High 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.
- ^ 京都府統計書. www.pref.kyoto.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-23.
External links
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Media related to Tamamizu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)