Kamo Station 加茂駅
Kamo Station (November 2012)
General information
Location	1-6-3, Kamochō-ekinishi, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°45′10″N 135°52′11″E / 34.752711°N 135.869797°E / 34.752711; 135.869797
Owned by	JR West
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	V Kansai Line (Kameyama—Kamo) (Kansai Main Line) Q Yamatoji Line (Kamo—JR Namba) (Kansai Main Line)
Distance	Kansai Line: 61.0 km (37.9 mi) from Kameyama Yamatoji Line: 54.0 km (33.6 mi) from JR Namba
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4 (1 storage)
Bus stands	2
Connections	Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 10, 107, 109, 109 Exp., and 209 at Kamo-eki (East Exit) 66 at Kamo-eki (West Exit) Kizugawa City Community Bus: Kamo Bus: Tōno Route at Kamo-eki (East Exit) Okuhata Route at Kamo-eki (West Exit)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes (2 elevators for the ticket gate, 1 elevator for each platform and 1 accessible bathroom)
Other information
Station code	Q39
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 November 1897 (1897-11-11)
Passengers
2016	2,359
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station V Kansai Line Terminus   Kansai Line   Kasagi toward Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno Q Yamatoji Line Kizu toward Ōsaka, JR Namba, Ōji, and Nara   Local   Terminus Kizu toward Ōsaka   Regional Rapid Service   Terminus Kizu toward JR Namba   Rapid Service   Terminus Kizu toward Ōsaka   Yamatoji Rapid Service   Terminus
Former services Former services Preceding station   Imperial Government Railways   Following station Kizu toward Minatomachi   Nagoya to Minatomachi (1907—1910)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Daibutsu   Kamo to Nara (Freight only) (1907—1908)   Kasagi Preceding station   Kansai Railways   Following station Kizu toward Minatomachi   Main Line (1907)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Daibutsu   Daibutsu Line (Freigt only) (1907)   Kasagi Daibutsu toward Minatomachi   Main Line (1900—1907)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Daibutsu toward Nara   Kamo to Nara (1899—1900)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Daibutsu Terminus   Kamo to Nara (1898—1899)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Shin-Kizu toward Sakuranomiya   Branch (1901—1907)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Shin-Kizu toward Amijima   Branch (1900—1901) Tsuge to Amijima (1898—1900)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Terminus   Tsuge to Kamo (1897—1898)   Kasagi toward Nagoya
Location
Kamo Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Show map of Kyoto Prefecture Kamo Station Kamo Station (Kansai region) Show map of Kansai region Kamo Station Kamo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kamo Station (加茂駅, Kamo-eki) is a railway station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan. Although the station is on the Kansai Main Line as rail infrastructure, it is served as terminal by both the Kansai Line and Yamatoji Line in terms of passenger train services.

Lines

• JR West (Kansai Main Line)
  • V Kansai Line
  • Q Yamatoji Line

Layout

The station has two island platforms with three tracks on the ground level.

History

The station opened in 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway, which connected Osaka and Nagoya via Nara. The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907 and became the Kansai Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical book, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kamo Station (Kyoto).

• Official website (in Japanese)