Yamashina Station

Yamashina Station
山科駅
Yamashina Station platform, April 2007
Location
Prefecture Kyoto
(See other stations in Kyoto)
City Kyoto
Ward Yamashina
Coordinates34°59′32.41″N 135°49′1.50″E / 34.9923361°N 135.8170833°ECoordinates: 34°59′32.41″N 135°49′1.50″E / 34.9923361°N 135.8170833°E
Rail services
Operator(s) West Japan Railway Company
Kyoto Municipal Subway
Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s) Tōkaidō Line (Biwako Line)
Kosei Line
Tōzai Line
Keishin Line
Statistics 23,454,000 passengers/year (JR West, FY2012)
14,976,000 passengers/year (Subway, FY2012)
1,182,000 passengers/year (Keihan, 2012)[1]

Yamashina Station (山科駅 Yamashina-eki) is a train station in Yamashina-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

The station has two separated sections: underground subway section and above-ground JR section. In addition, Keihan Yamashina Station (京阪山科駅 Keihan Yamashina-eki) on the Keishin Line of Keihan Electric Railway is located just in front of the JR station. This article also covers the Keihan station.

Lines

Layout

Yamashina Station (JR West)

Yamashina subway platform, April 2005

The JR station has two island platforms with four tracks.

1 JR Kyōto Line for Kyoto and Osaka
(trains from the Kosei Line, limited express "Biwako Express", part of special rapid service)
Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka 3" for Kansai Airport
2 JR Kyōto Line for Kyoto and Osaka (trains from the Biwako Line)
3 Biwako Line for Kusatsu and Maibara (local trains, special rapid service)
Kosei Line for Katata and Ōmi-Imazu
4 Biwako Line for Kusatsu and Maibara (special rapid service in the morning, limited express "Biwako Express")
through to the Kusatsu Line for Kusatsu and Kibukawa
Kosei Line for Katata and Ōmi-Imazu (part of trains in the rush hour)

Yamashina Station (Kyoto Subway Tozai Line)

The subway station has an island platform with two tracks.

1 Tōzai Line for Karasuma Oike and Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2 Tōzai Line for Daigo and Rokujizō

Keihan Yamashina Station (Keihan Keishin Line)

Keihan Station platform, November 2007

The Keihan station has two side platforms with two tracks.

north side Keishin Line for Hamaōtsu
Change trains at Hamaotsu for Ishiyamadera and Sakamoto
south side Keishin Line for Sanjō Keihan, Kyōto Shiyakusho-mae and Uzumasa Tenjingawa
Change trains at Sanjo Keihan for the Keihan Line (Demachiyanagi, Osaka (Yodoyabashi, Nakanoshima))

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Yamashina)
Tōkaidō Line (Biwako Line)
Ōtsu   Local   Kyoto
Ōtsu   Special Rapid Service   Kyoto
Kosei Line
Kyoto   Local   Ōtsukyō
Kyoto   Rapid Service   Ōtsukyō
Kyoto   Special Rapid Service   Ōtsukyō
Kyoto Municipal Subway (Yamashina)
Tōzai Line (T07)
Higashino (T06) - Misasagi (T08)
Keihan Electric Railway (Keihan Yamashina)
Keishin Line
Misasagi - Shinomiya

Yamashina Station (first)

« Service »
Japanese Government Railway Tōkaidō Line (Old route)
Ōtani - Inari

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