Tōfukuji Station (東福寺駅, Tōfukuji-eki) is a railway station located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves both the Keihan Main Line and the JR West Nara Line, with passengers able to transfer directly between services. It has the Keihan station number "KH36", and the JR West station number "JR-D02".
Tōfukuji Station 東福寺駅 | |||||||||||
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 The entrance gate of Tōfukuji Station in January 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 224, Honmachi 12-chōme, Higashiyama, Kyoto (京都市東山区本町十二丁目224) Kyoto Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°58′52.34″N 135°46′12.65″E / 34.9812056°N 135.7701806°E | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-D02 (JR West) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1910 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editLayout
editThe station is at ground level. The Keihan and JR sections have two side platforms each. The Demachiyanagi-bound platform for Keihan tracks and the Nara-bound platform for JR tracks are on the same structure, but are separated by a wall. On November 6, 2011, ticket gates for transferring between services were opened between these platforms, which can be used from from 7am until 7pm. Outside of these hours, passengers must walk on a bridge between the platforms.[2]
Keihan Railway
edit| 1 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Sanjo and Demachiyanagi |
| 2 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Chushojima, Hirakatashi, Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima |
JR West
edit| 1 | ■ Nara Line | to Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ Nara Line | for Uji and Nara |
Passenger statistics
editThe Keihan station was used by 14,442 passengers per day and the JR West station was used by 16,055 passengers per day in fiscal year 2012.[1] According to the Kyoto City statistics and Kyoto Prefecture statistics, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[citation needed]
| year | Keihan Line | JR Nara Line |
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| 2004 | 6,455 | 5,526 |
| 2005 | 6,592 | 5,805 |
| 2006 | 6,216 | 6,178 |
| 2007 | 6,170 | 6,433 |
| 2008 | 7,164 | 6,660 |
| 2009 | 7,211 | 6,882 |
| 2010 | 7,282 | 7,222 |
| 2011 | 6,934 | 7,538 |
| 2012 | 7,403 | 8,027 |
| 2013 | 7,907 | 8,433 |
| 2014 | 8,644 | 8,899 |
| 2015 | 9,366 | 9,541 |
| 2016 | 7,625 | 9,627 |
History
editThe station opened on 15 April 1910, when operation on the Keihan Main Line began. The station initially only served Keihan trains; the track of the Nara Line, then operated by JNR, ran next to the station, and a JNR station was not built until 27 December 1957.[3] At the time, the Nara Line was single-tracked, and the JNR station had only one platform. A passing loop and a second platform was completed in July 1994. This section of the Nara Line was double-tracked in March 2001.[4]
Station numbering was introduced to the JR West station in March 2018 with Tōfukuji being assigned station number JR-D02.[5][6]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Toba-kaidō | Local | Shichijō | ||
| Toba-kaidō | Sub Express Commuter Sub Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima on weekday mornings) |
Shichijō | ||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Commuter Rapid Express (only running for Nakanoshima on weekday mornings): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| JR West Nara Line | ||||
| Kyōto | Local | Inari | ||
| Kyōto | Regional Rapid Service | Rokujizō | ||
| Kyōto | Rapid Service | Rokujizō | ||
| Kyōto | Miyakoji Rapid Service | Rokujizō | ||
References
edit- ^ a b 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto. 2017.
- ^ Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (March 6, 2020). "Station map" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ 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. p. 351. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ West Japan Railway Company (March 2014). "奈良線第2期複線化事業（JR藤森～宇治・新田～城陽・山城多賀～玉水間複線化）環境影響評価方法書" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "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.
External links
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- JR West station information (in Japanese)
- Keihan station information (in Japanese)