Yamashiro-Aodani Station (山城青谷駅, Yamashiro-Aodani-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Jōyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Yamashiro-Aodani Station 山城青谷駅  | |||||||||||
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 Yamashiro-Aodani Station in July 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 58, Ichinobe Gotō, Jōyō-shi, Kyoto-fu 610-0114 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′42″N 135°48′00″E / 34.828472°N 135.799922°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Nara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) from Kizu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-D14 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 February 1926 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 921 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editYamashiro-Aodani Station is served by the Nara Line and is located at 10.7 km (6.6 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kizu and 17.7 kilometers from Nara.
Layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms connected by an elevated station building which also serves ass a local community center. The station has a POS terminal. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used at this station. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ D Nara Line | for Uji and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ D Nara Line | for Nara |
History
editYamashiro-Aodani was opened as a temporary stop on 13 February 1926, and elevated to a full passenger station on 1 December 1933. 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 Yamashiro-Aodani being assigned station number JR-D14.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editAccording to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows. It is the nearest station to Aotani Plum Tree, and the use increases slightly during plum blossom season.[3]
| Year | Passengers |
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| 1999 | 1,088 |
| 2000 | 1,055 |
| 2001 | 1,090 |
| 2002 | 1,014 |
| 2003 | 1,047 |
| 2004 | 1,038 |
| 2005 | 1,038 |
| 2006 | 1,019 |
| 2007 | 993 |
| 2008 | 1,027 |
| 2009 | 992 |
| 2010 | 975 |
| 2011 | 975 |
| 2012 | 986 |
| 2013 | 959 |
| 2014 | 956 |
| 2015 | 954 |
| 2016 | 959 |
| 2017 | 967 |
| 2018 | 945 |
| 2019 | 921 |
Surrounding area
edit- Joyo City Aoya Elementary School
- Aoya Plum Gardens
- Kyoto Prefectural Joyo Technical College for the Disabled
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
editMedia related to Yamashiro-Aodani Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)