Tōfukuji Station
Tōfukuji Station 東福寺駅 | |
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 The entrance gate of Tōfukuji Station | |
| Location |
224, Honmachi 12-chōme, Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市東山区本町十二丁目224） Japan |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1910 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (Keihan, 2012 5,860,000 passengers/year (JR West, FY2012)[1]) | 5,286,000 |
Tōfukuji Station (東福寺駅 Tōfukuji-eki) is a railway station located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Layout
The station is located on the ground level. Each of Keihan and JR sections has two side platforms. The Demachiyanagi-bound platform of the Keihan station and the Nara-bound one of the JR station are on the same structure, but were separated by a wall. On November 6, 2011, the transfer ticket gates were located between those platforms and the gates are open from 7 till 19. In other hours, passengers must walk on a bridge between the platforms.
Keihan Railway
| 1 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Sanjo and Demachiyanagi |
| 2 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Chushojima, Hirakatashi, Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima |
JR West
| 1 | ■ Nara Line | to Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ Nara Line | for Uji and Nara |
History
The station opened on April 15, 1910, when the operation of the Keihan Main Line started. The track of the Nara Line (originally the old route of the Tōkaidō Main Line) ran next to the station, but the station on the JNR line was not made until December 27, 1957.[2] The Nara Line station on the single track line had only one platform and no passing loop until the second platform was completed in July 1994.The Nara Line was double-tracked in March 2001.[3]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Statistics
The Keihan station was used by 14,442 passengers per day in 2012. The JR West station was used by 16,055 passengers per day in fiscal 2012.[1]
References
- 1 2 Statistics of Kyoto City(in Japanese)
- ↑ 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 351. ISBN 4533029809.
- ↑ 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. 2-2. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
Coordinates: 34°58′52.34″N 135°46′12.65″E / 34.9812056°N 135.7701806°E