Hozukyō Station

Hozukyō Station 保津峡駅
Station building, January 2008
Location
Prefecture	Kyoto (See other stations in Kyoto)
City	Kameoka
Coordinates	35°1′22.95″N 135°38′25.11″E / 35.0230417°N 135.6403083°E / 35.0230417; 135.6403083
History
Year opened	1936
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR West
Line(s)	Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line)

Hozukyō Station (保津峡駅, Hozukyō-eki) is a train station in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the border with Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto.

Lines

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

• Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line)

Layout

The station has two side platforms with two tracks.

History

The station started as Matsuoyama Signal Box (松尾山信号場, Matsuoyama Shingōjō) on August 17, 1929 and was replaced by the passenger station under the current name on April 15, 1936. It was originally located in the site of the present Torokko Hozukyō Station on the Sagano Scenic Railway. The station was moved to the present location on March 5, 1989 when the new route of the Sanin Main Line was opened.^[1] The old railway track and the closed station was revived as the Sagano Scenic Railway and its stop on April 27, 1991.

Adjacent stations

References

1. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). Teishajō Hensen Daijiten - Kokutetsu JR Hen (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. 299, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809.