Tanakura Station (棚倉駅, Tanakura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Tanakura Station 棚倉駅  | |||||||||||
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 Tanakura Station in January 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Minamiharaido Yamashiro-cho Hirao, Kizugawa-shi, Kyoto-fu 619-0202 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′29″N 135°48′58″E / 34.774708°N 135.816183°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Nara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) from Kizu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | JR West | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-D17 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 March 1896 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 552 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editTanakura Station is served by the Nara Line, and is located at 4.4 km (2.7 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kizu. and 11.4 kilometers from Nara.
Layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ D Nara Line | for Uji and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ D Nara Line | for Nara |
History
editTanakura Station was opened on 13 March 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway, when the line was extended from Tamamizu Station to Kizu 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 Tanakura being assigned station number JR-D17.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editAccording to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[3]
| Year | Passengers |
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| 1999 | 589 |
| 2000 | 559 |
| 2001 | 570 |
| 2002 | 581 |
| 2003 | 581 |
| 2004 | 564 |
| 2005 | 575 |
| 2006 | 562 |
| 2007 | 560 |
| 2008 | 534 |
| 2009 | 515 |
| 2010 | 545 |
| 2011 | 568 |
| 2012 | 571 |
| 2013 | 562 |
| 2014 | 559 |
| 2015 | 587 |
| 2016 | 589 |
| 2017 | 573 |
| 2018 | 559 |
| 2019 | 552 |
Surrounding area
edit- Fudo River Embankment Historic Park
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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- Official website (in Japanese)